This species is found in the Amazon rainforest of South America, the Guianas, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is a moderate-sized snake attaining a size of about 70 cm (28 in) in length. It is reported to be ovoviviparous and feeds on beetles, caecilians (burrowing legless amphibians), amphisbaenids or worm lizards (legless lizards), small fossorialsnakes, fish, and frogs. It has a cylindrical body of uniform diameter and a very short tail; it is brightly banded in red and black and its reduced eyes lie beneath large head scales. It is considered to be the snake that most resembles the original and ancestral snake condition, such as a lizard-like skull.[5]
Modern classifications restrict the family to the South American pipe snake or false coral snake (Anilius scytale), with the previously included Asian genus Cylindrophis raised to a separate family, Cylindrophiidae. Anilius is not closely related to Asian pipesnakes. Instead, its closest relatives appear to be the neotropical Tropidophiidae.[6][7]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^Pyron, RA; Burbrink, FT; Wiens, JJ (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13: 93. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC3682911. PMID 23627680.
^Reynolds, RG; Niemiller, ML; Revell, LJ (2014). (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 71: 201–213. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.011. PMID 24315866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
Further readingEdit
Boos HEA. 2001. The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN1-58544-116-3.
Martins M, Oliveira ME. 1999. Natural history of snakes in forests of the Manaus region, Central Amazonia, Brazil. Herpetological Natural History6: 78-150. PDF 2013-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
External linksEdit
Data related to Anilius at Wikispecies
Media related to Anilius scytale at Wikimedia Commons
Aniliidae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 November 2008.
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The Aniliidae are a monotypic family 2 created for the monotypic genus Anilius 3 that contains the single species Anilius scytale 4 Common names include the American pipe snake and false coral snake 2 It is found in South America This snake possesses a vestigial pelvic girdle that is visible as a pair of cloacal spurs It is ovoviviparous It is non venomous and its diet consists mainly of amphibians and other reptiles Two subspecies are recognized including the nominate subspecies described here 4 AniliusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesInfraorder AlethinophidiaClade AmerophidiaFamily AniliidaeStejneger 1907Genus AniliusOken 1816Species A scytaleBinomial nameAnilius scytale Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsListIlysioidea Fitzinger 1826 Tortricina Muller 1823 Tortricidae Jan 1863 Ilysiidae Boulenger 1890 Aniliidae Stejneger 1907 Anilidae Amaral 1930 Aniliinae Romer 1956 1 Tortrix Oppel 1811 Anilius Oken 1816 Elysia Hemprich 1820 Helison Brazil Ilysia Lichtenstein 1823 Torquatrix Haworth 1825 Illisia Schinz 1883 Anileus Agassiz 1844 1 Anguis Scytale Linnaeus 1758 Anguis annulata Laurenti 1768 Anguis fasciata Laurenti 1768 Anguis caerulae Laurenti 1768 Anguis corallina Laurenti 1768 Anguis atra Laurenti 1768 Anguis ater Gmelin 1788 Anguis Corallinus Schneider 1801 Anguis fasciatus Schneider 1801 Anguis ruber Latreille In Sonnini amp Latreille 1801 Tortr ix scytale Oppel 1811 Tortr ix coralinus sic Oppel 1811 ex errore Anilius scytale Oken 1816 Tortrix annulata Merrem 1820 Anguis Elysia Scytale Hemprich 1820 Ilysia scytale Lichtenstein 1823 Torquatrix scytale Gray 1825 Tortrix scytale A M C Dumeril amp Bibron 1844 Ilysia scytale Boulenger 1893 A nilius scytale scylate sic Roze 1958 ex errore Anilius scytale scytale J Peters amp Orejas Miranda 1970 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Geographic range 3 Subspecies 4 Taxonomy 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDescription Edit nbsp Spectacled caiman and false coral snake by Maria Sibylla MerianThis species is found in the Amazon rainforest of South America the Guianas and Trinidad and Tobago It is a moderate sized snake attaining a size of about 70 cm 28 in in length It is reported to be ovoviviparous and feeds on beetles caecilians burrowing legless amphibians amphisbaenids or worm lizards legless lizards small fossorial snakes fish and frogs It has a cylindrical body of uniform diameter and a very short tail it is brightly banded in red and black and its reduced eyes lie beneath large head scales It is considered to be the snake that most resembles the original and ancestral snake condition such as a lizard like skull 5 Geographic range EditIt is found in the tropics of northern South America from southern and eastern Venezuela Guyana Suriname and French Guiana south through the Amazon Basin of Colombia Ecuador Peru and Brazil The type locality given is Indiis 1 Subspecies EditSubspecies 4 Taxon author 4 Common name Geographic rangeA s phelpsorum Roze 1958A s scytale Linnaeus 1758 Taxonomy EditModern classifications restrict the family to the South American pipe snake or false coral snake Anilius scytale with the previously included Asian genus Cylindrophis raised to a separate family Cylindrophiidae Anilius is not closely related to Asian pipesnakes Instead its closest relatives appear to be the neotropical Tropidophiidae 6 7 References Edit a b c d McDiarmid RW Campbell JA Toure 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 a b Aniliidae Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 14 August 2007 Anilius Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 14 August 2007 a b c d Anilius scytale Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 14 August 2007 Evolution snake Pyron RA Burbrink FT Wiens JJ 2013 A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata including 4161 species of lizards and snakes BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 93 doi 10 1186 1471 2148 13 93 PMC 3682911 PMID 23627680 Reynolds RG Niemiller ML Revell LJ 2014 Toward a Tree of Life for the boas and pythons multilocus species level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling PDF Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71 201 213 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2013 11 011 PMID 24315866 Archived from the original PDF on 2015 12 02 Retrieved 2018 05 14 Further reading EditBoos HEA 2001 The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago College Station Texas Texas A amp M University Press ISBN 1 58544 116 3 Martins M Oliveira ME 1999 Natural history of snakes in forests of the Manaus region Central Amazonia Brazil Herpetological Natural History 6 78 150 PDF Archived 2013 10 09 at the Wayback Machine External links Edit nbsp Data related to Anilius at Wikispecies nbsp Media related to Anilius scytale at Wikimedia Commons Aniliidae at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 3 November 2008 Retrieved from 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