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Continent: Australia
Distribution: NW Australia (Pilbara region)
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Anilios ganei

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Anilios ganei, also known as Gane's blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ganei honours schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.[1]

Description

The species grows to about 30 cm in length.[1] The upper body is a deep grey-brown, the belly cream.[2]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[2]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Gane's blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Anilios ganei (APLIN, 1998)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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Anilios ganei: Brief Summary

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Anilios ganei, also known as Gane's blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ganei honours schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.

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