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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.

Etymology

The specific epithet, ganei, honours Australian schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Mr. Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.[1][2]

Description

A. ganei grows to a total length (including tail) of about Шаблон:Cvt.[1] The upper body is a deep grey-brown, and the belly is cream.[3]

Behaviour

A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial.[4]

Reproduction

A. ganei is oviparous.[3]

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.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland.[4]

References

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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. Шаблон:ISBN. (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. Шаблон:ISBN.


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  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, p. 97).
  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. 4,0 4,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок IUCN не указан текст