Aniliidae
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REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: ANILIIDAE: Anilius

Anilius scytale Author and date

Pipe snake

Photo by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

 

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Diagnosis: A stout red and black banded snake with small eyes, blunt head and tail, and bands that are disjointed along the vertebral column.

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