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.
Description
A. ganei grows to a total length (including tail) of about . The upper body is a deep grey-brown, and the belly is cream.
Behaviour
A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
A. ganei is oviparous.
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.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland.
References
Further reading
- (1998). "Three new blindsnakes (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from northwestern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 1âÂÂ12. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, new species, pp. 7âÂÂ11, Figures 6âÂÂ8).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (Ramphotyphlops ganei, p. 801).
- Hedges SB, , , , (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1âÂÂ61. (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): 8âÂÂ24. (Austrotyphlops ganei, new combination, p. 13).
- , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. .