GeckPhotographer
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This blindsnake was from near Pilliga, in NSW. Midbody scale count is 20+-1 in case I stuffed up and missed a scale etc. I've included a picture of the snout which I do not find to appear trilobed, however I have little experience with blindsnake snouts. I'm currently looking at the most likely ID to be R.proximus (which I've labelled it as for now) but would like someone else to agree that a "bluntly trilobed" snout looks like this to be sure.
Alternatively if someone has good experience with blindsnakes in that area and says this absolutely screams R.ligatus I would be happy to accept I had made a large mistake counting midbody scale rows.
Cheers.
Ramphotyphlops proximus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr
Alternatively if someone has good experience with blindsnakes in that area and says this absolutely screams R.ligatus I would be happy to accept I had made a large mistake counting midbody scale rows.
Cheers.
Ramphotyphlops proximus by Stephen Mahony, on Flickr