Anilios bicolor
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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. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
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Anilios bicolor, also known as the dark-spined blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to southern Australia. The specific epithet bicolor (“two-coloured”) refers to the snake's appearance.[1]
Description[edit]
The species grows to an average of about 42 cm in length.[1]
Behaviour[edit]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The snake is found in extreme south-eastern Western Australia, much of southern South Australia, western New South Wales and north-western Victoria.[1] The type locality is Adelaide.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Dark-spined blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Anilios bicolor (PETERS, 1858)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- "Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1857) – Dark-Spined Blind Snake". Atlas of Living Australia.