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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]
All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung is present and chambered in all species. One species, the Brahminy's blind snake, is the only unisexual snake, with the entire population being female and reproducing via parthenogenesis.
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Typhlopidae, [1] otherwise referred to as typical blind snakes, or typhlopids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.
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 ]
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.
The Leptotyphlopidae (commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes [2]) are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites.
R. lalandei is a slender, pinkish-grey, blind snake, which has a pointed nose that it uses for burrowing. It may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 35 cm (13 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). The dorsal scales are arranged in 26–30 rows around the body. There are more than 300 dorsal scales in the vertebral row. [4]
Rena humilis, known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, or the western threadsnake, [4] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [4]