Anilios torresianus

Anilios torresianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. torresianus
Binomial name
Anilios torresianus
(Boulenger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops torresianus Boulenger, 1889
  • Ramphotyphlops torresianus Robb, 1966
  • Ramphotyphlops polygrammicus Cogger, 2000

Anilios torresianus, also known as the Torres Strait blind snake or north-eastern blind snake (and, formerly, the southern New Guinea blind snake) is a species of blind snake that is native to Australia and New Guinea. The specific epithet torresianus refers to the type locality.[1]

Description

The snake grows to an average of about 25 cm, and a maximum of 40 cm, in length.[1]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in southern Papua New Guinea and along the north-eastern coast of Queensland. The type locality is Murray Island in the Torres Strait Island Region of Far North Queensland.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "North-eastern blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Anilios torresianus (BOULENGER, 1889)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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