Anilios ganei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Anilios |
| Species: | A. ganei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios ganei (Aplin, 1998)
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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[]
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[]
- ^ a b "Gane's blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Anilios ganei (APLIN, 1998)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
Categories:
- Anilios
- Snakes of Australia
- Reptiles of Western Australia
- Reptiles described in 1998
- Scolecophidia stubs