Anilios torresianus

Anilios torresianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Anilios
Species:	A. torresianus
Binomial name
	Anilios torresianus; (Boulenger, 1889)
Synonyms
	Typhlops torresianus Boulenger, 1889; Ramphotyphlops torresianus Robb, 1966; Ramphotyphlops polygrammicus Cogger, 2000;

Anilios torresianus, also known as the Torres Strait blind snake or north-eastern blind snake (and, formerly, the southern New Guinea blind snake) is a species of blind snake that is native to Australia and New Guinea. The specific epithet torresianus refers to the type locality.^[1]

Description[]

The snake grows to an average of about 25 cm, and a maximum of 40 cm, in length.^[1]

Behaviour[]

The species is oviparous.^[2]

Distribution[]

The species occurs in southern Papua New Guinea and along the north-eastern coast of Queensland. The type locality is Murray Island in the Torres Strait Island Region of Far North Queensland.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "North-eastern blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Anilios torresianus (BOULENGER, 1889)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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[arod-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "North-eastern blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[rdb-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Anilios torresianus (BOULENGER, 1889)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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