Rough-nosed Blind Snake
Head, showing covered eye & scales
Sand Goanna
Young, Whole, back
| Rough-nosed Blind Snake Head, showing covered eye & scales | | Sand Goanna Young, Whole, back | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia) | |||
| Order: | Scaled Reptiles (Squamata) | ||||
| Family: | Blind Snake (Typhlopidae) | ||||
| Species: | Rough-nosed Blind Snake (Anilios bituberculatus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Tongue | ||||
| Synonym: | Ramphotyphlops | ||||
| Other name: | Prong-snouted Blind Snake | ||||
Thank you Darren Schmitke for helping with the identification of this species Ref: "A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia", 2nd Ed. Wilson & Swan. Page 376. General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee), and elsewhere Went to go to the loo and was frightened by this little fellow. At first we were concerned it was a baby brown. It looked like a very large, very active worm. This was a strong hint it was a blind snake, but we weren't taking any chances. These are non-venomous. Darren says the brown spot on it's back is probably due to a previous injury. Unlike their common name suggests they aren't quite blind. They burrow and live underground, so have a scale covering each eye for protection, but it is beleived they can still determine light levels and possibly general shapes. | |||||
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