Northern New Guinea blind snake

Anilios erycinus, the northern New Guinea blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is found in northern New Guinea in both Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea.^[1][2]

Northern New Guinea blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Anilios
Species:	A. erycinus
Binomial name
Anilios erycinus (Werner, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops erycinus Werner, 1901 Typhlops iridescens Jong, 1930 Typhlina erycina (Werner, 1901) Ramphotyphlops erycinus (Werner, 1901)

Anilios erycinus is a little known fossorial species occurring in lowland areas.^[1] It is oviparous.^[2]