Brown-snouted blind snake

The brown-snouted blind snake (Anilios wiedii), also known commonly as Wied's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Australia.

Brown-snouted 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. wiedii
Binomial name
Anilios wiedii (W. Peters, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops wiedii W. Peters, 1867 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — Robb, 1966 Typhlina wiedii — McDowell, 1974 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999 Austrotyphlops wiedii — Wallach, 2006 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — S. Wilson & Swan, 2010 Anilios wiedii — Hedges et al., 2014 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — Cogger, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, wiedii, is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.^[5]

Geographic range

A. wiedii is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of A. wiedii are forests and savannas.^[1]

Description

A. wiedii may grow to a total length (including tail) of 29 cm (11 in). It is brownish dorsally, and yellowish ventrally. The snout is very prominent, rounded, with the nostrils inferior. There are 20 rows of scales around the body. The body is slender, about 50 times as long as broad.^[6]

Reproduction

A. wiedii is oviparous.^[2]