Anilios robertsi

Anilios robertsi, also known as Roberts' blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1998 by Patrick Couper, Jeanette Covacevich and Steve Wilson as Ramphotyphlops robertsi. The specific epithet robertsi honours naturalist Lewis Roberts, an honorary consultant of the Queensland Museum and collector of the holotype specimen.

Description

The snake grows to about 29 cm in length. The upper body is purplish-brown, the belly white.

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.

Distribution

The species occurs in the south-eastern Cape York Peninsula in the wet tropics of Far North Queensland. The habitat is open forest dominated by blue gum, brown bloodwood and yellow stringybark. The type locality is Romeo Creek, near Shipton's Flat, some 45 km south of Cooktown.