Anilios longissimus, also known as the extremely long blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet longissimus (“extremely long”) refers to the snake's size and appearance.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Anilios |
| Species: | A. longissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios longissimus (Aplin, 1998)
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Description edit
The snake grows to an average of about 27 cm in length.[1] The body is unpigmented and appears almost translucent.[2]
Behaviour edit
Distribution and habitat edit
The species is known only from Barrow Island, some 50 km off the Pilbara coast of north-western Western Australia. The snake's habitat is subterranean, with the holotype specimen recovered from a well-casing raised from a considerable depth during drilling operations.[1] The type locality on the island is Bandicoot Bay.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Extremely long blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Anilios longissimus (APLIN, 1998)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 6 Feb 2022.