Biology:Northern New Guinea blind snake

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Short description: Species of snake

Northern New Guinea blind snake
Scientific classification edit
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, 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]

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3022788 entry