Anomochilus weberi
| Anomochilus weberi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomochilidae |
| Genus: | Anomochilus |
| Species: | A. weberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomochilus weberi (Lidth de Jeude in Weber, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
Anomochilus weberi, Weber's pipe snake[3] or Sumatran giant blind snake,[1] is a species of snake in the Anomochilidae family from Indonesia.
Geographic range
It is endemic to Indonesia and known from Sumatra and Borneo.[1][4]
Description
Frontal quadrangular, nearly twice as large as the supraocular. No enlarged parietals. Four upper labials, third largest and in contact with eye. Dorsal scales in 21 rows. Ventrals 244, scarcely larger than dorsal scales; anal divided; subcaudals 8. Dorsally it is brown, with each scale edge lighter. There is a light spot on each prefontal and on the frontal. On each side of the back there is a series of round light spots, in pairs or alternating. Along the middle of each side there is an interrupted whitish line. Ventrally it has irregular light spots arranged in pairs and sometimes confluent.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Das, I. (2012). "Anomochilus weberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T192155A2048153. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Anomochilus weberi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Anomochilus weberi Weber's Pipe Snake". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Das, I., Lakim, M., Lim, K.K.P., & Hui, T.H. (2008). "New species of Anomochilus from Borneo (Squamata: Anomochilidae)". Journal of Herpetology. 42 (3): 584–591. doi:10.1670/07-154.1. JSTOR 40060554.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London. p. 134.