Anilios silvia

Anilios silvia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Anilios
Species:	A. silvia
Binomial name
Anilios silvia (Ingram & Covacevich, 1993)
Synonyms [2]
Ramphotyphlops silvia Ingram & Covacevich, 1993 Austrotyphlops silvia — Wallach, 2006 Anilios silvia — Hedges et al., 2014

Anilios silvia, also known commonly as the great sandy blind snake or Sylvia's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. ^{[3] [4] [2]} The species is endemic to northeastern Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, silvia, is in honour of Hannah Sylvia Ingram, the mother of the senior describer of this species. It is also an allusion to Rhea Silvia, who in Roman mythology was the mother of twins Romulus and Remus. ^[2]

Geographic range

A. silvia is found in the Australian state of Queensland. ^[2]

Reproduction

A. silvia is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Shea, G.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A. (2017). "Anilios silvia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T102874014A102874077. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102874014A102874077.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Anilios silvia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 July 2018.
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).
4. "Ramphotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350. (Ramphotyphlops silvia, p. 810).
• 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 Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Anilios silvia, new combination).
• Ingram GJ, Covcevich JA (1993). "Two new species of striped blindsnakes". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum34 (1): 181–184. (Ramphotyphlops silvia, new species).
• Wallach V (2006). "The Nomenclatural Status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society42 (1): 8-24. (Austrotyphlops silvia, new combination, p. 13).