
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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dark-spined Blind Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Anilios nigrescens
- Afrotyphlops bibronii
- Anilios bituberculatus
- Anilios australis
- Rhinotyphlops lalandei
- Afrotyphlops dinga
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Anilios
- Species
- Anilios bicolor
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