Anilios ganei

Anilios ganei, also known commonly as Gane's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Anilios ganei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. ganei
Binomial name
Anilios ganei
(Aplin, 1998)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhamphotyphlops ganei
    Aplin, 1998
  • Ramphotyphlops ganei
    — Cogger, 2000
  • Austrotyphlops ganei
    — Wallach, 2006
  • Anilios ganei
    — Hedges et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific epithet, ganei, honours Australian schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Mr. Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.[3][4]

Description

A. ganei grows to a total length (including tail) of about 30 cm (12 in).[3] The upper body is a deep grey-brown, and the belly is cream.[2]

Behaviour

A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

A. ganei is oviparous.[2]

Geographic distribution

A. ganei is found in the Pilbara region of north-western Western Australia. The type locality is Cathedral Gorge, 30 km [18.6 miles] west of Newman.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland.[1]

References
  1. Shea G, Ellis R (2017). "Anilios ganei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102839093A102839100.en. Accessed on 24 June 2023.
  2. "Anilios ganei (APLIN, 1998)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. "Gane's blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. 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 ganei, p. 97).

Further reading
  • Aplin KP (1998). "Three new blindsnakes (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from northwestern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 1–12. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, new species, pp. 7–11, Figures 6–8).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, p. 801).
  • 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 ganei, new combination, p. 33).
  • Wallach V (2006). "The nomenclatural status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8–24. (Austrotyphlops ganei, new combination, p. 13).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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