Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: May 26th, 2024. Taxonomy of the family Typhlopidae Bibliography of the genus Anilios Biodiversity of the family Typhlopidae Genus Anilios Australian Blind Snakes Australische Blindschlangen Australske Ormeslanger 1845 Anilios Gray (type species: Anilios australis Gray 1845, by subsequent designation of Stejneger 1904) 1984 Libertadictus Wells & Wellington (type species: Onychocephalus bituberculatus Peters 1863; syn. Pyron & Wallach 2014) 1985 Sivadictus Wells & Wellington (type species: Anilios nigrescens Gray 1845; syn. Pyron & Wallach 2014) 2006 Austrotyphlops Wallach [nomen nudum] (type species: Anilios nigrescens Gray 1845; syn. Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014) Contents: 50 species, of which 48 (96.0%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Ramphotyphlops (e.g., Savage & Boundy 2012). Revalidated by Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal (2014). Most species are restricted to Australia. Only two species occur additionally in New Guinea (leucoproctus, torresianus) and another is restricted to New Guinea (erycinus). Formerly included Sundatyphlops. Distribution: Australia, New Guinea. Reported from: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island, Torres Strait Islands], South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia), Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Anilios affinis Australian Small-headed Blind Snake Australische Kleinkopf-Blindschlange Australsk Småhovedet Ormeslange 1889 Typhlops affinis Boulenger Typhlina affinis McDowell 1974 Ramphotyphlops affinis Robb 1966 Sivadictus affinis Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops affinis Wallach 2006 Anilios affinis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1914 Typhlops kenti Boulenger (Hahn 1980) Ramphotyphlops kenti Robb 1966 Sivadictus kenti Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously included Ramphotyphlops mansuetus. Reported from North Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea) (e.g., Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982), but O'Shea (1996) did not include these islands in the range of the species. A record from the Solomon Islands refer to Ramphotyphlops mansuetus (Iskandar & Colijn 2001). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland). Anilios ammodytes Pilbara Round-nosed Blind Snake, Ammodyte Blind Snake Pilbara-Rundnasen-Blindschlange Butsnudet Pilbara-ormeslange 1914 Typhlops ammodytes Montague Ramphotyphlops diversus ammodytes Storr 1981 Libertadictus ammodytes Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops ammodytes Wallach 2006 Anilios ammodytes Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of diversus (e.g., Hahn 1980; Storr 1981). Regarded as a distinct species by Aplin & Smith (2001), based on sympatry and external anatomy. Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios aspinus Round-tailed Blind Snake Rundschwanz-Blindschlange Rundhalet Ormeslange 1998 Ramphotyphlops aspina Couper, Covacevich & Wilson Austrotyphlops aspina Wallach 2006 Anilios aspinus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Anilios australis Southwestern Blind Snake, (Southern Blind Snake, Austral Blind Snake) Südwestaustralische Blindschlange Sydvestaustralsk Ormeslange 1845 Anilios australis Gray Typhlops australis Peters 1865 Ramphotyphlops australis Robb 1966 Typhlina australis McDowell 1974 Sivadictus australis Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops australis Wallach 2006 1860 Onychocephalus macrurus Peters (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) Ramphotyphlops macrurus Bauer, Günther & Klipfel 1995 1860 Typhlops preissi Jan (Hahn 1980) Sivadictus preissi Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously included bicolor. Now restricted to Western Australia (Rabosky, Aplin, Donnelly & Hedges 2004). Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios batillus Shovel-snouted Blind Snake Schaufelnasen-Blindschlange Skovlsnudet Ormeslange 1894 Typhlops batillus Waite Typhlina batilla McDowell 1974 Ramphotyphlops batillus Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Libertadictus batillus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops batillus Wallach 2006 Anilios batillus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Known from only one specimen of uncertain origin (Wilson & Swan 2010). Included by Cogger, Cameron & Cogger (1983) without mentioning the distribution of the species. Formally revalidated by Shea (1999). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales). Anilios bicolor Dark-spined Blind Snake, (Bicoloured Blind Snake, Southern Blind Snake) Dunkeldornige Blindschlange Mørktornet Ormeslange 1860 Onychocephalus bicolor Peters Typhlops bicolor Jan 1864 Sivadictus bicolor Wells & Wellington 1985 Ramphotyphlops bicolor Rabosky, Aplin, Donnellan & Hedges 2004 Anilios bicolor Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of australis (e.g., Hahn 1980). Revalidated by Rabosky, Aplin, Donnellan & Hedges (2004). Records from Northern Territory (e.g., Waite 1918 [as australis]) are erroneous (Shea 1999). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). Anilios bituberculatus Prong-snouted Blind Snake, Rough-nosed Blind Snake Gabelschnauzen-Blindschlange Gaffelsnudet Ormeslange 1863 Onychocephalus bituberculatus Peters Typhlops bituberculatus Boulenger 1893 Ramphotyphlops bituberculatus Robb 1966 Typhlina bituberculata Cogger 1975 Libertadictus bituberculatus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops bituberculatus Wallach 2006 Anilios bituberculatus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). Anilios broomi Faint-striped Blind Snake, (Broom's Blind Snake) Blassgestreifte Blindschlange Blegstribet Ormeslange 1898 Typhlops broomi Boulenger Ramphotyphlops broomi Robb 1966 Typhlina broomi McDowell 1974 Sivadictus broomi Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops broomi Wallach 2006 Anilios broomi Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Anilios centralis Centralian Blind Snake Zentralaustralische Blindschlange Centralaustralsk Ormeslange 1984 Ramphotyphlops centralis Storr Libertadictus centralis Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops centralis Wallach 2006 Anilios centralis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory). Anilios chamodracaena Cape York Striped Blind Snake Gestreifte Cape-York-Blindschlange Stribet Cape York-ormeslange 1993 Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena Ingram & Covacevich Austrotyphlops chamodracaena Wallach 2006 Anilios chamodracaena Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Anilios diversus Northern Australian Blind Snake, Northern Striped Blind Snake, (Northern Blind Snake) Nordaustralische Gestreifte Blindschlange Nordaustralsk Stribet Ormeslange 1894 Typhlops diversus Waite Ramphotyphlops diversus Robb 1966 Typhlina diversa McDowell 1974 Libertadictus diversus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops diversus Wallach 2006 Anilios diversus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included ammodytes. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Anilios endoterus Interior Blind Snake, (Centralian Blind Snake) Hermannsburg-Blindschlange Hermannsburg-ormeslange 1918 Typhlops endotera Waite Ramphotyphlops endoterus Robb 1966 Typhlina endotera McDowell 1974 Libertadictus endoterus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops endotera Wallach 2006 Anilios endoterus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1919 Typhlops leonhardii Sternfeld (Hahn 1980) Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia). Anilios erycinus Northern Papuan Blind Snake Nordpapuanische Blindschlange Nordpapuansk Ormeslange 1901 Typhlops erycinus Werner Typhlina erycina McDowell 1974 Ramphotyphlops erycinus O'Shea 1996 Anilios erycinus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Anilios fossor Ruby Gap Blind Snake Ruby-Gap-Blindschlange Ruby Gap-ormeslange 2015 Anilios fossor Shea Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory). Anilios ganei Cathedral Gorge Blind Snake, (Gane's Blind Snake) Cathedral-Gorge-Blindschlange Cathedral Gorge-ormeslange 1998 Ramphotyphlops ganei Aplin Austrotyphlops ganei Wallach 2006 Anilios ganei Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios grypus Black-tailed Beaked Blind Snake, Long-beaked Blind Snake, Australian Hook-nosed Blind Snake Schwarzschwanz-Schnabel-Blindschlange Sorthalet Næbormeslange 1918 Typhlops grypus Waite Ramphotyphlops gryphus [lapsus] Robb 1966 Typhina grypa [lapsus] McDowell 1974 Libertadictus grypus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops grypus Wallach 2006 Anilios grypus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included nigroterminatus. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia). Anilios guentheri Top End Blind Snake Top-End-Blindschlange Top End-ormeslange 1865 Typhlops güntheri Peters Ramphotyphlops guentheri Robb 1966 Typhlina guentheri McDowell 1974 Sivadictus guentheri Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops guentheri Wallach 2006 Anilios guentheri Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included nigricauda. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia). Anilios hamatus Northern Hook-snouted Blind Snake, Pale-headed Blind Snake Nördliche Hakennasen-Blindschlange Nordaustralsk Krogsnudet Ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops hamatus Storr Libertadictus hamatus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops hamatus Wallach 2006 Anilios hamatus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios howi Kimberley Deep-soil Blind Snake Walsh-Point-Blindschlange Walsh Point-ormeslange 1983 Ramphotyphlops howi Storr Sivadictus howi Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops howi Wallach 2006 Anilios howi Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios insperatus Fassifern Blind Snake Fassifern-Blindschlange Fassifern-ormeslange 2015 Anilios insperatus Venchi, Wilson & Borsboom Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Anilios kimberleyensis Kimberley Shallow-soil Blind Snake Kimberley-Blindschlange Kimberley-ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis Storr Sivadictus kimberleyensis Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops kimberleyensis Wallach 2006 Anilios kimberleyensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia). Anilios leptosomus Murchison Blind Snake, Murchison Slender Blind Snake Murchison-Blindschlange Murchison-ormeslange 1972 Ramphotyphlops leptosoma Robb Typhlina leptosoma Cogger 1975 Libertadictus leptosoma Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops leptosomus Wallach 2006 Anilios leptosomus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to obtusifrons and systenos (Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal 2017). Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios leucoproctus White-tailed Blind Snake, Eastern Cape York Blind Snake Weissschwanz-Blindschlange Hvidhalet Ormeslange 1889 Typhlops leucoproctus Boulenger Typhlina ? leucoprocta McDowell 1974 Ramphotyphlops leucoproctus Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Anilios leucoproctus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1985 Ramphotyphlops grovesi Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) Distribution: Australia (Queensland [incl. Torres Strait Islands), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Anilios ligatus Robust Blind Snake Port-Mackay-Blindschlange Port Mackay-ormeslange 1879 Typhlops ligatus Peters Ramphotyphlops ligatus Robb 1966 Typhlina ligata McDowell 1974 Sivadictus ligatus Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops ligatus Wallach 2006 Anilios ligatus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1892 Typhlops curtus Douglas-Ogilby (Hahn 1980) Sivadictus curtus Wells & Wellington 1985 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland [incl. Torres Strait Islands], Western Australia). Anilios longissimus Barrow Island Blind Snake, (Slender Blind Snake) Barrow-Island-Blindschlange Barrow Island-ormeslange 1998 Ramphotyphlops longissimus Aplin [not Opthalmidion longissimum Dumeril & Bibron 1844] Austrotyphlops longissimus Wallach 2006 Anilios longissimus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios margaretae Buff-snouted Blind Snake Gelbschnauzen-Blindschlange Gulsnudet Ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops margaretae Storr Libertadictus margaretae Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops margaretae Wallach 2006 Anilios margaretae Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios micromma Small-eyed Blind Snake Kleinaugen-Blindschlange Småøjet Ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops micromma Storr Sivadictus micromma Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops micromma Wallach 2006 Anilios micrommus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios minimus Groote Eylandt Dwarf Blind Snake Groote-Eylandt-Blindschlange Groote Eylandt-ormeslange 1929 Typhlops minimus Kinghorn Ramphotyphlops minimus Robb 1966 Typhlina minima McDowell 1974 Sivadictus minimus Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops minimus Wallach 2006 Anilios minimus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Anilios nema Fannie Bay Blind Snake, (Nema Blind Snake) Fannie-Bay-Blindschlange Fannie Bay-ormeslange 1996 Ramphotyphlops nema Shea & Horner Austrotyphlops nema Wallach 2006 Anilios nema Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory). Anilios nigrescens Blackish Blind Snake, Southeastern Blind Snake Australische Schwarze Blindschlange Australsk Sort Ormeslange 1845 Anilios nigrescens Gray Typhlops nigrescens Jan 1861 Typhlops polygrammicus nigrescens Smith 1927 Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Robb 1966 Sivadictus nigrescens Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops nigrescens Wallach 2006 1863 Typhlops rueppelli Jan (Hahn 1980) 1864 Typhlops Temminckii Jan (Hahn 1980) 1889 Typhlops reginae Boulenger (Hahn 1980) Sivadictus reginae Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of Sundatyphlops polygrammicus. Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria). Anilios nigricauda Daly River Blind Snake Daly-River-Blindschlange Daly River-ormeslange 1895 Typhlops nigricauda Boulenger Sivadictus nigricauda Wells & Wellington 1985 Anilios nigricaudus Pyron & Wallach 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of guentheri (e.g., Hahn 1980). Revalidated as a separate species by Pyron & Wallach (2014). Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia). Anilios nigroterminatus Roebuck Bay Blind Snake Roebuck-Bay-Blindschlange Roebuck Bay-ormeslange 1931 Typhlops nigroterminatus Parker Ramphotyphlops nigroterminatus Robb 1966 Typhlina nigroterminata McDowell 1974 Austrotyphlops nigroterminatus Wallach 2006 Anilios nigroterminatus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Regarded as a synonym of grypus by some authors (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999), and probably also Wilson & Swan (2010), who do not mention the nigroterminatus. Treated as a valid species by Robb (1966), McDowell (1974), and Wallach (2006). Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios obtusifrons Kalbarri Blind Snake, Blunt-snouted Blind Snake Kalbarri-Blindschlange Kalbarri-ormeslange 2017 Anilios obtusifrons Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of leptosomus (Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal 2017). Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios pilbarensis Pilbara Beaked Blind Snake Pilbara-Schnabel-Blindschlange Pilbara-næbormeslange 1993 Ramphotyphlops pilbarensis Aplin & Donnellan Austrotyphlops pilbarensis Wallach 2006 Anilios pilbarensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios pinguis Fat Blind Snake, Rotund Blind Snake Dicke Blindschlange Trind Ormeslange 1897 Typhlops pinguis Waite Ramphotyphlops pinguis Robb 1966 Typhlina pinguis Cogger 1975 Libertadictus pinguis Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops pinguis Wallach 2006 Anilios pinguis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1917 Typhlops opisthopachys Werner (Hahn 1980) Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios proximus Proximus Blind Snake New-South-Wales-Blindschlange New South Wales-ormeslange 1885 Typhlops nigrescens McCoy [not Typhlops nigrescens Gray 1845] 1893 Typhlops proximus Waite Ramphotyphlops proximus Robb 1966 Typhlina proxima McDowell 1974 Libertadictus proximus Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops proximus Wallach 2006 Anilios proximus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island], Victoria). Anilios robertsi Romeo Creek Blind Snake, (Roberts' Blind Snake) Romeo-Creek-Blindschlange Romeo Creek-ormeslange 1998 Ramphotyphlops robertsi Couper, Covacevich & Wilson Austrotyphlops robertsi Wallach 2006 Anilios robertsi Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Known from only one specimen (Wilson & Swan 2010). Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Anilios silvia Cooloola Blind Snake, (Striped Blind Snake) Cooloola-Blindschlange Cooloola-ormeslange 1993 Ramphotyphlops silvia Ingram & Covacevich Austrotyphlops silvia Wallach 2006 Anilios silvia Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Queensland [incl. Fraser Island]). Anilios splendidus Milyering Well Blind Snake, Splendid Blind Snake Milyering-Blindschlange Milyering-ormeslange 1998 Ramphotyphlops splendidus Aplin Austrotyphlops splendidus Wallach 2006 Anilios splendidus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios systenos Geraldton Blind Snake, (Sharp-snouted Blind Snake) Geraldton-Blindschlange Geraldton-ormeslange 2017 Anilios systenos Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of leptosomus (Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal 2017). Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios torresianus Torres Blind Snake Torres-Blindschlange Torres-ormeslange 1889 Typhlops torresianus Boulenger Ramphotyphlops torresianus Robb 1966 Anilios torresianus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Sundatyphlops polygrammicus (e.g., Hahn 1980). Revalidated as a separate species and transferred to Anilios by Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal (2014). Distribution: Australia (Queensland [incl. Torres Strait Islands]), Indonesia (Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea (Eastern New Guinea). Anilios tovelli Darwin Blind Snake Darwin-Blindschlange Darwin-ormeslange 1945 Typhlops tovelli Loveridge Typhlina tovelli Cogger 1975 Ramphotyphlops tovelli Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Sivadictus tovelli Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops tovelli Wallach 2006 Anilios tovelli Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory). Anilios troglodytes Sandamara Blind Snake Sandamara-Blindschlange Sandamara-ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops troglodytes Storr Sivadictus troglodytes Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops troglodytes Wallach 2006 Anilios troglodytes Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios unguirostris Claw-snouted Blind Snake Krallenschnauzen-Blindschlange Klosnudet Ormeslange 1867 Typhlops unguirostris Peters Ramphotyphlops unguirostris Robb 1966 Typhlina unguirostris Cogger 1975 Libertadictus unguirostris Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops unguirostris Wallach 2006 Anilios unguirostris Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 1879 Typhlops curvirostris Peters (Hahn 1980) Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Anilios vagurima Mornington Blindsnake Mornington-Blindschlange Mornington-ormeslange 2019 Anilios vagurima Ellis Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios waitii Common Beaked Blind Snake, (Slender Blind Snake, Waite's Blind Snake) Gewöhnliche Schnabel-Blindschlange Almindelig Næbormeslange 1895 Typhlops waitii Boulenger Ramphotyphlops waitii Storr 1981 Libertadictus waitii Wells & Wellington 1984 Austrotyphlops waitii Wallach 2006 Anilios waitii Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of australis. Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Western Australia). Anilios wiedii Brown-snouted Blind Snake, (Wied's Blind Snake) Braun-nasige Blindschlange Brunsnudet Ormeslange 1867 Typhlops wiedii Peters Ramphotyphlops wiedii Robb 1966 Typhlina wiedii McDowell 1974 Sivadictus wiedii Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops wiedii Wallach 2006 Anilios wiedii Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Torres Strait Islands]). Anilios yampiensis Yampi Blind Snake Yampi-Blindschlange Yampi-ormeslange 1981 Ramphotyphlops yampiensis Storr Sivadictus yampiensis Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops yampiensis Wallach 2006 Anilios yampiensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Anilios yirrikalae Yirrikala Blind Snake Yirrikala-Blindschlange Yirrikala-ormeslange 1942 Typhlops yirrikalae Kinghorn Typhlina yirrikalae Cogger 1975 Ramphotyphlops yirrikalae Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Sivadictus yirrikalae Wells & Wellington 1985 Austrotyphlops yirrikalae Wallach 2006 Anilios yirrikalae Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory). Anilios zonula West Kimberley Blindsnake West-Kimberley-Blindschlange West Kimberley-ormeslange 2016 Anilios zonula Ellis Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).