title: Anilios ammodytes
text: # Anilios ammodytes
  
  Anilios ammodytes, also known as the sand-diving blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ammodytes (“sand-diver”) refers to the snake's habits and habitat.
  
  ## Description
  
  The species is a small, thin and pale blind snake. It grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.
  
  ## Behaviour
  
  The species is oviparous.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  The snake is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The type locality is Hermite Island in the Montebello Islands off the Pilbara coast.
  
  