Darwin blind snake explained

The Darwin blind snake (Anilios tovelli) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, tovelli, is in honor of G. T. R. Tovell who collected the holotype while serving as a gunner in the Australian armed forces during World War II.^[2]

Geographic range

In Australia, A. tovelli is found in the Northern Territory.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. tovelli is savanna.

Reproduction

A. tovelli is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• 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 tovelli, new combination).
• Loveridge A (1945). "A New Blind Snake (Typhlops tovelli) from Darwin, Australia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 58: 111–112. (Typhlops tovelli, new species).
• Wallach V (2006). "The Nomenclatural Status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8-24. (Austrotyphlops tovelli, new combination, p. 13).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ramphotyphlops tovelli, p. 267).