NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sharp-snouted Blindsnake
Anilios systenos Ellis & Doughty, 2017
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Anilios systenos, also known as the sharp-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet systenos “tapering to a point” refers to the shape of head and snout.
Wikipedia contributors, Anilios systenos; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:01:35.800150+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anilios systenos Ellis & Doughty, 2017
- Name authority
- Ellis & Doughty, 2017
- Common name
- Sharp-snouted Blindsnake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Anilios
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyTyphlopidae
- genusAnilios
- speciesAnilios systenos Ellis & Doughty, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anilios. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anilios ammodytes (Montague, 1914) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley deep-soil Blind SnakeAnilios howi (Storr, 1983) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| long-beaked Blind SnakeAnilios grypus (Waite, 1918) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beaked Blind SnakeAnilios waitii (Boulenger, 1895) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Great Sandy Blind SnakeAnilios silvia (Ingram & Covacevich, 1993) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anilios splendidus (Aplin, 1998) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yampi Blind SnakeAnilios yampiensis (Storr, 1981) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Buff-snouted Blind SnakeAnilios margaretae (Storr, 1981) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anilios pilbarensis (Aplin & Donnellan, 1993) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anilios aspina (Couper, Covacevich & Wilson, 1998) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anilios fossor Shea, 2015 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Faint-striped Blind SnakeAnilios broomi (Boulenger, 1898) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- ELLIS, RYAN J.; PAUL DOUGHTY, STEPHEN C. DONNELLAN, JULIE MARIN & NICOLAS VIDAL. (2017). Worms in the sand: Systematic revision of the Australian blindsnake Anilios leptosoma (Robb, 1972) species complex (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from the Geraldton Sandplain, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4323 (1): 001–024. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:87NW2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.