Anilius

Anilius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Infraorder:	Alethinophidia
Clade:	Amerophidia
Family:	Aniliidae; Stejneger, 1907
Genus:	Anilius; Oken, 1816
Species:	A. scytale
Binomial name
	Anilius scytale; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Ilysioidea - Fitzinger, 1826; Tortricina - Müller, 1823; Tortricidae - Jan, 1863; Ilysiidae - Boulenger, 1890; Aniliidae - Stejneger, 1907; Anilidae - Amaral, 1930; Aniliinae - Romer, 1956; Tortrix - Oppel, 1811; Anilius - Oken, 1816; Elysia - Hemprich, 1820; Helison - Brazil,; Ilysia - Lichtenstein, 1823; Torquatrix - Haworth, 1825; Illisia - Schinz, 1883; Anileus - Agassiz, 1844; [Anguis] Scytale Linnaeus, 1758; Anguis annulata Laurenti, 1768; Anguis fasciata Laurenti, 1768; Anguis caerulae Laurenti, 1768; Anguis corallina Laurenti, 1768; Anguis atra Laurenti, 1768; [Anguis] ater — Gmelin, 1788; Anguis Corallinus ; — Schneider, 1801; Anguis fasciatus ; — Schneider, 1801; Anguis ruber ; Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801; Tortr[ix]. scytale — Oppel, 1811; Tortr[ix]. coralinus [sic] ; Oppel, 1811 (ex errore); Anilius scytale — Oken, 1816; [Tortrix] annulata — Merrem, 1820; Anguis (Elysia) Scytale ; — Hemprich, 1820; Ilysia scytale — Lichtenstein, 1823; Torquatrix scytale — Gray, 1825; Tortrix scytale; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Ilysia scytale — Boulenger, 1893; A[nilius]. scytale [scylate] [sic] Roze, 1958 (ex errore); Anilius scytale scytale ; — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970;

The Aniliidae are a monotypic family created for the monotypic genus Anilius that contains the single species Anilius scytale. Common names include the American pipe snake and false coral snake. It is found in South America. This snake possesses a vestigial pelvic girdle that is visible as a pair of cloacal spurs. It is ovoviviparous. It is non-venomous, and its diet consists mainly of amphibians and other reptiles. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.