''Anilios'' is a
genus
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of snakes in the
family
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Typhlopidae
The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...
, first described in 1845 by
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a z ...
.
Geographic range
Species
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of the genus ''Anilios'' are found predominantly in
Australia
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, with a few species located in
New Guinea
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.
Species
The following 48 species are recognized as being valid.
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Anilios affinis''
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Anilios ammodytes''
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Anilios aspina''
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Anilios australis''
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Anilios batillus''
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Anilios bicolor''
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Anilios bituberculatus''
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Anilios broomi''
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Anilios centralis''
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Anilios chamodracaena''
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Anilios diversus''
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Anilios endoterus''
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Anilios erycinus''
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Anilios fossor''
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Anilios ganei''
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Anilios grypus''
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Anilios guentheri''
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Anilios hamatus''
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Anilios howi''
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Anilios insperatus''
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Anilios kimberleyensis''
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Anilios leptosoma''
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Anilios leucoproctus''
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Anilios ligatus''
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Anilios longissimus''
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Anilios margaretae''
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Anilios micromma''
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Anilios minimus''
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Anilios nema''
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Anilios nigrescens''
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Anilios obtusifrons''
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Anilios pilbarensis''
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Anilios pinguis''
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Anilios proximus''
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Anilios robertsi''
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Anilios silvia''
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Anilios splendidus''
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Anilios systenos''
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Anilios torresianus''
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Anilios tovelli''
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Anilios troglodytes''
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Anilios unguirostris''
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Anilios vagurima''
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Anilios waitii''
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Anilios wiedii''
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Anilios yampiensis''
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Anilios yirrikalae''
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Anilios zonula''
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Anilios''.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q16499986
Snake genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray