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The Proximus blind snake or the woodland blind snake (Anilios proximus) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family that is native to eastern Australia. [2] [3] [4]
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies . [ 1 ] Some species which were formerly placed in the genus Typhlops have been moved to the genera Afrotyphlops , Amerotyphlops , Anilios , Antillotyphlops , Argyrophis , Cubatyphlops , Indotyphlops , Letheobia , Madatyphlops , Malayotyphlops ...
Common names include primitive blind snake [2] and dawn blind snake. Description. Species in the family Anomalepididae are small snakes, in total length (including ...
The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, [2] are an infraorder [2] of snakes. [3] They range in length from 10 to 100 centimeters (4 to 40 inches). All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). [ 4 ]
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Since the diet of the bandy-bandy is specific to blind snakes, they are highly responsive to the chemical cues left by blind snakes. A study found that bandy-bandys were able to follow blind snake chemical trails for an average of 0.93 metres, while some specimens were able to follow the chemical trail to its completion, 1.4 metres long.
The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is an iconic high-flyer that surmounts the Himalayas during migration, [73] and serves as a model system for derived physiological adaptations for high-altitude flight. Rüppell's vultures, whooper swans, alpine chough, and common cranes all have flown more than 8 km (26,000 ft) above sea level.
A heavy-bodied species of blind snake, A. bibronii is dark olive-brown to brown dorsally, and is paler ventrally. Adults are darker than juveniles. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in). Its scales are arranged in 30 rows around the body, and there are more than 300 scales in the middorsal row.