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Anilios diversus

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Anilios diversus, or the northern blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4][2] The species is endemic to Australia.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Anilios diversus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. diversus
Binomial name
Anilios diversus
(Waite, 1894)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlops diversus
    Waite, 1894
  • Ramphotyphlops diversus
    — Robb, 1966
  • Typhlina diversa
    — McDowell, 1974
  • Austrotyphlops diversus
    — Wallach, 2006
  • Anilios diversus
    — Hedges et al., 2014
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Geographic range

Native to northern Australia, A. diversus is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. diversus are desert and grassland.[1]

Reproduction

A. diversus is oviparous.[2]

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