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Blind snakes
Typhlopidae
Etymology: | 'Blind eye-family' | ||||||||||
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Notes: | Blind snakes are small, fossorial snakes. Their eyes are greatly reduced and covered in a thick scale, but still functional. They feed primarily on ant eggs and ant larvae. They can release a pungent odour if disturbed. | ||||||||||
Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 48 out of 48 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Fassifern blind snake (Anilios insperatus) at 9.7 cm Longest Australian species: blackish blind snake (Anilios nigrescens) at up to 75 cm |
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Number of Australian genera: | 3 | ||||||||||
Number of Australian species: | 48 | ||||||||||
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