Anilios diversus

Anilios diversus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Anilios
Species:	A. diversus
Binomial name
	Anilios diversus; (Waite, 1894)
Synonyms
	Typhlops diversus; Waite, 1894; Ramphotyphlops diversus; — Robb, 1966; Typhlina diversa; — McDowell, 1974; Austrotyphlops diversus; — Wallach, 2006; Anilios diversus; — Hedges et al., 2014;

Last updated January 07, 2022

For the South American species called northern blind snake, see Epictia teaguei

Anilios diversus, or the northern blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3]^[4]^[2] The species is endemic to Australia.

Geographic range

Native to northern Australia, A. diversus is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. diversus are desert and grassland.^[1]

Reproduction

A. diversus is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Ellis R, Shea G (2017). "Anilios diversus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102838535A102838568. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102838535A102838568.en. Downloaded on 06 August 2018.
1 2 3 4 Anilios diversus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.
↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
↑ "Ramphotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.

Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Typhlops diversus, pp. 584–585).
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology49: 1–61. (Anilios diversus, new combination, p. 33).
Robb J (1966). "The Generic Status of Australasian Typhlopids (Reptilia: Squamata)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Thirteenth Series9: 675–679. (Ramphotyphlops diversus, new combination, p. 676).
Waite ER (1894). "Notes on Australian Typhlopidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Second Series9: 9–13 + Plate I. (Typhlops diversus, new species, pp. 10–11 + Plate I, figures 4–6).
Wallach V (2006). "The Nomenclatural Status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society42 (1): 8–24. (Austrotyphlops diversus, new combination, p. 13).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Ellis R, Shea G (2017). "Anilios diversus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102838535A102838568. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102838535A102838568.en. Downloaded on 06 August 2018.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Anilios diversus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.

[McD99-3] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[ITIS-4] "Ramphotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.

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