The buff-snouted blind snake (Anilios margaretae) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, margaretae, is in honour of Margaret Butler who was the wife of Australian naturalist Harry Butler.
Description
Anilios margaretae may attain a total length (tail included) of . It is a very slender blind snake with 18 rows of scales at midbody. The snout, when viewed from above, appears mildly trilobed. Dorsally, the body is pink to purplish grey. Ventrally, it is pale grey. The snout is pale yellowish brown.
Geographic range
Anilios margaretae is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Anilios margaretae are desert and grassland.
Behaviour
Anilios margaretae is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
Anilios margaretae is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (Ramphotyphlops margaretae, p. 806).
- Hedges SB, , , , (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1âÂÂ61. (Anilios margaretae, new combination).
- Storr GM (1981). "The Genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 9 (3): 235âÂÂ271. (Ramphotyphlops margaretae, new species, pp. 259âÂÂ260, Figure 23).
- Wallach V (2006). "The Nomenclatural Status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8âÂÂ24. (Austrotyphlops margaretae, new combination, p. 13).