title: Anilios ganei
text: # Anilios ganei
  
  Anilios ganei, also known commonly as Gane's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific epithet, ganei, honours Australian schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Mr. Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.
  
  ## Description
  
  A. ganei grows to a total length (including tail) of about 30 cm (12 in). The upper body is a deep grey-brown, and the belly is cream.
  
  ## Behaviour
  
  A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  A. ganei is oviparous.
  
  ## Geographic distribution
  
  A. ganei is found in the Pilbara region of north-western Western Australia. The type locality is Cathedral Gorge, 30 km [18.6 miles] west of Newman.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland.
  
  