Anilios is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae, first described in 1845 by John Edward Gray.
Geographic range Species of the genus Anilios are found predominantly in Australia, with a few species located in New Guinea.
Species The following 48 species are recognized as being valid. Anilios affinis Anilios ammodytes Anilios aspina Anilios australis Anilios batillus Anilios bicolor Anilios bituberculatus Anilios broomi Anilios centralis Anilios chamodracaena Anilios diversus Anilios endoterus Anilios erycinus Anilios fossor Anilios ganei Anilios grypus Anilios guentheri Anilios hamatus Anilios howi Anilios insperatus Anilios kimberleyensis Anilios leptosoma Anilios leucoproctus Anilios ligatus Anilios longissimus Anilios margaretae Anilios micromma Anilios minimus Anilios nema Anilios nigrescens Anilios obtusifrons Anilios pilbarensis Anilios pinguis Anilios proximus Anilios robertsi Anilios silvia Anilios splendidus Anilios systenos Anilios torresianus Anilios tovelli Anilios troglodytes Anilios unguirostris Anilios vagurima Anilios waitii Anilios wiedii Anilios yampiensis Anilios yirrikalae Anilios zonula
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Anilios.
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