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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Anomochilidae
Bibliography of the genus Anomochilus
Biodiversity of the genus Anomochilus








Genus
Anomochilus

Dwarf Pipe Snakes

Wühlschlangen

Dværgcylinderslanger

1890 Anomalochilus Lidth de Jeude in Weber [not Anomalochilus Blanchard 1850 (Insecta)] (type species: Anomalochilus weberi Lidth de Jeude 1890)
1901 Anomochilus Berg [substitute name for Anomalochilus Lidth de Jeude 1891]
Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in the family Aniliidae (e.g., Dowling 1959; Goin, Goin & Zug 1978) or the family Uropeltidae (e.g., Grazziotin, Zaher, Ferrarezzi, Klaczko, Bonatto & Wilkinson 2007). Now assigned to its own, separate family, Anomochilidae (e.g., Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993).
Distribution: Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah, West Malaysia).

Anomochilus leonardi

Malaysian Dwarf Pipe Snake, (Leonard's Pipe Snake, Leonard's Dwarf Pipe Snake)

Malaiische Wühlschlange

Malaysisk Dværgcylinderslange

1940 Anomochilus leonardi Smith

Distribution: Malaysia (Sabah, West Malaysia).


Anomochilus monticola

Kinabalu Dwarf Pipe Snake, Kinabalu Giant Blind Snake, Mountain Dwarf Pipe Snake

Kinabalu-Wühlschlange

Kinabalu-dværgcylinderslange

2008 Anomochilus monticola Das, Lakim, Lim & Tan

Distribution: Malaysia (Sabah).


Anomochilus weberi

Sumatran Dwarf Pipe Snake, Sumatran Giant Blind Snake, (Weber's Dwarf Pipe Snake, Weber's Pipe Snake)

Sumatra-Wühlschlange

Sumatra-dværgcylinderslange

1890 Anomalochilus weberi Lidth de Jeude
Anomochilus weberi Berg 1901

Remarks: Das & Yaakob's (2007) record of weberi from Sabah most likely refers to monticola.
Distribution: Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra).