It is a small burrowing snake with small dark eyes, a forked tongue and smooth scale around its body which permits them to travel through soil. They can grow to a size of 23 inches, with the largest recorded at 32 inches. Colour is brown/purplish on top, with a light shade of pink on the belly. The tail features a pointed tip which is a harmless spur. They can be mistaken for earthworms. Blind snakes move in a side-to-side motion on the ground, but underground they slither with tunnels made by insects.[5]
Dietedit
The species lives most of its life underground feeding on ants, termites and their larvae. To find their food they flick their tongue to pick up the scent of an ant or termite trail and follow it back to the nest,[6] where they rake the ants into their mouth using their upper jaw and swallow the food whole.[5]
Referencesedit
^Shea, G.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Anilios nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102873712A102873715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102873712A102873715.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN1-893777-01-4 (volume).
blackish, blind, snake, blackish, blind, snake, anilios, nigrescens, species, snake, typhlopidae, family, native, south, eastern, australia, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, c. The blackish blind snake Anilios nigrescens is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family native to south eastern Australia 2 3 4 Blackish blind snake Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Serpentes Family Typhlopidae Genus Anilios Species A nigrescens Binomial name Anilios nigrescens Gray 1845 Synonyms Typhlops nigrescens Typhlops rueppelli Typhlops temminckii Typhlops reginae Typhlops polygrammicus nigrescens Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Typhlina polygrammica Typhlina polygrammica nigrescens Austrotyphlops nigrescensDescription editIt is a small burrowing snake with small dark eyes a forked tongue and smooth scale around its body which permits them to travel through soil They can grow to a size of 23 inches with the largest recorded at 32 inches Colour is brown purplish on top with a light shade of pink on the belly The tail features a pointed tip which is a harmless spur They can be mistaken for earthworms Blind snakes move in a side to side motion on the ground but underground they slither with tunnels made by insects 5 Diet editThe species lives most of its life underground feeding on ants termites and their larvae To find their food they flick their tongue to pick up the scent of an ant or termite trail and follow it back to the nest 6 where they rake the ants into their mouth using their upper jaw and swallow the food whole 5 References edit Shea G McDonald P Fenner A 2018 Anilios nigrescens IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T102873712A102873715 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 1 RLTS T102873712A102873715 en Retrieved 18 November 2021 McDiarmid RW Campbell JA Toure T 1999 Snake Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference vol 1 Herpetologists League 511 pp ISBN 1 893777 00 6 series ISBN 1 893777 01 4 volume Ramphotyphlops Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 29 August 2007 Anilios nigrescens at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 29 July 2018 a b Blind Snake by the Australian Museum Webb Jonathan Shine Richard 1992 To find an ant trail following in Australian blindsnakes Typhlopidae Animal Behaviour 43 6 941 948 doi 10 1016 S0003 3472 06 80007 2 S2CID 53165253 This Scolecophidia article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blackish blind snake amp oldid 1133134507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
