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Anilios troglodytes | ||||||
Pronunciation | ann-NIL-ee-oss TROG-low-DIE-tayz | |||||
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Etymology |
Anilios: "The derivation of the generic name Anilios was not provided by Gray (1845), although Savage and Boundy (2012) suggest it was derived from the Greek an- (lacking) + helios (the sun)." (Shea 2015)
troglodytes: 'hole-dwelling'.1 |
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Other names | Ramphotyphlops troglodytes | |||||
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