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Sharp-snouted Blind Snake
Anilios systenos
Anilios systenos, also known as the sharp-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet systenos “tapering to a point” refers to the shape of head and snout.
From the article Anilios systenos on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The snake grows to an average of about 27 cm in length. The long, slender body is unpigmented, with the upperparts slightly darker than the underparts.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of the Mid West region of Western Australia. The type locality is 15 km east of Geraldton.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 606436.