Anilios

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνήλιος (anḗlios, “sunless”), because they are blind snakes and are adapted for subterrestrial life, which does not necessitate light (and thus, the Sun) for sensory purposes. Coined by British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1845. === Proper noun === Anilios m A taxonomic genus within the family Typhlopidae – certain blind snakes of Australia and New Guinea. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes – suborder; Typhlopoidea – superfamily; Typhlopidae – family; Asiatyphlopinae – subfamily === References === Anilios on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anilios on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Anilios on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons