Anilios broomi
Anilios broomi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Anilios |
Species: | A. broomi |
Binomial name | |
Anilios broomi (Boulenger, 1898) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Anilios broomi, also known as the faint-striped blind snake or striate blind snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
Habitat
The preferred habitats are woodland, mallee, and arid and semi-arid areas.[3][4]
Etymology
The specific name, broomi, is in honor of paleontologist Robert Broom.[5]
References
- ↑ Shea, G., McDonald, P. & Fenner, A. 2018. Anilios broomi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102838171A102838294. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102838171A102838294.en. Downloaded on 05 August 2018.
- ↑ "Anilios broomi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 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).
- 1 2 "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ramphotyphlops broomi, p. 40).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1898). "Descriptions of Two new Snakes from Queensland". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Seventh Series 2: 414. (Typhlops broomi, new species).
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