Anilios broomi

Anilios broomi
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]
  • Typhlops broomi
    Boulenger, 1898
  • Ramphotyphlops broomi
    — Robb, 1966
  • Typhlina broomi
    — McDowell, 1974
  • Australotyphlops broomi
    — Wallach, 2006
  • Anilios broomi
    — Hedges et al., 2014

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

It is found mainly in Australia.[3][4]

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Anilios broomi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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).
  4. 1 2 "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ↑ 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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