Anilios obtusifrons, also known as the blunt-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet obtusifrons (“blunt-snouted”) refers to the snake's appearance.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Anilios |
| Species: | A. obtusifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios obtusifrons Ellis & Doughty, 2017
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Description
editThe snake grows to about 22.5 cm in length.[1] It is moderately long, slender and unpigmented.[2]
Behaviour
editDistribution
editThe species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of Western Australia. The habitat is typically Acacia woodland or shrubland with scattered mallee on brown loam soils. The type locality is 23 km south of the town of Kalbarri.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Blunt-snoutedblind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Anilios obtusifrons ELLIS & DOUGHTY, 2017". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 9 June 2021.