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Sand-diving Blind Snake
Anilios ammodytes
Anilios ammodytes, also known as the sand-diving blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ammodytes (“sand-diver”) refers to the snake's habits and habitat.
From the article Anilios ammodytes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species is a small, thin and pale blind snake. It grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.
Range & habitat
The snake is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The type locality is Hermite Island in the Montebello Islands off the Pilbara coast.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539263.