Anilios bicolor, also known as the dark-spined blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to southern Australia. The specific epithet bicolor (“two-coloured”) refers to the snake's appearance.
Description The species grows to an average of about 42 cm in length.
Behaviour Anilios bicolor is a fossorial species that inhabits sandy to loamy soils. The species is oviparous.
Distribution and habitat The snake is found in extreme south-eastern Western Australia, much of southern South Australia, western New South Wales and north-western Victoria. The type locality is Adelaide. It typically lives in forests and shrublands, but it is thought to be not dependent on any specific vegetation type.
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