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Anilios broomi

Summary

Anilios broomi, also known commonly as Broom's blind snake, the faint-striped blind snake, and the striate blind snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Anilios broomi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. broomi
Binomial name
Anilios broomi
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlops broomi
    Boulenger, 1898
  • Ramphotyphlops broomi
    — Robb, 1966
  • Typhlina broomi
    — McDowell, 1974
  • Australotyphlops broomi
    — Wallach, 2006
  • Anilios broomi
    — Hedges et al., 2014

Geographic range edit

A. broomi is found in northeastern Queensland, Australia.[1]

Habitat edit

The preferred habitats of A. broomi are woodland, mallee, and arid and semi-arid areas.[3]

Reproduction edit

A. broomi is oviparous.[2]

Etymology edit

The specific name, broomi, is in honor of paleontologist Robert Broom.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Shea, G.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Anilios broomi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102838171A102838294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102838171A102838294.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Anilios broomi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ramphotyphlops broomi, p. 40).

Further reading edit

  • Boulenger GA (1898). "Descriptions of Two new Snakes from Queensland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 2: 414. (Typhlops broomi, new species).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Ramphotyphlops broomi, p. 798).
  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Anilios broomi, new combination).
  • Robb J (1966). "The generic status of the Australasian typhlopids (Reptilia: Squamata)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Thirteenth Series 9: 675–679. (Ramphotyphlops broomi, new combination, p. 676).
  • Wallach V (2006). "The nomenclatural status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8–24. (Austrotyphlops broomi, new combination, p. 13).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.