The buff-snouted blind snake (Anilios margaretae) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3][4] The species is endemic to Australia.
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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. margaretae
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios margaretae (Storr, 1981)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, margaretae, is in honour of Margaret Butler who was the wife of Australian naturalist Harry Butler.[5]
Geographic range edit
A. margaretae is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Shea, G.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Anilios margaretae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102873568A102873611. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102873568A102873611.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Anilios margaretae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume). (Ramphotyphlops margaretae, p. 69).
- ^ "Ramphotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Austrotyphlops margaretae, p. 168).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Ramphotyphlops margaretae, p. 806).
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Anilios margaretae, new combination).
- Storr GM (1981). "The Genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 9 (3): 235–271. (Ramphotyphlops margaretae, new species, pp. 259–260, Figure 23).
- Wallach V (2006). "The Nomenclatural Status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8-24. (Austrotyphlops margaretae, new combination, p. 13).