Species Anilios yirrikalae (Kinghorn, 1942)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Typhlops yirrikalae Kinghorn, J.R. 1942. Herpetological Notes. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 118-121 [118, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM R12381, Yirrikala Mission Station, near Caledon Bay, Arnhem Land, NT.

 

Generic Combinations

• Ramphotyphlops yirrikalae (Kinghorn, 1942).
• Austrotyphlops yirrikalae (Kinghorn, 1942).
• Anilios yirrikalae (Kinghorn, 1942).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, fossorial, nocturnal, oviparous, soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Feeds primarily on ant and termite larvae and pupae.

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [42] (Yirrkala)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	TYPHLOPIDAE	09-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	ABRS
07-Feb-2024		07-May-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)