Species Brachyurophis fasciolatus (Günther, 1872)
Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake, Narrow-banded Snake
Generic Combinations
- Simoselaps fasciolatus (Günther, 1872).
- Brachyurophis fasciolatus (Günther, 1872).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Yalgoo (YAL) ; WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, fossorial, nocturnal, open heath, open scrub, predator, tall shrubland, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Oviparous, lacertiphagous.
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [235] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 235), in which Simoselaps fasciolatus was recognised as the valid name and Cogger listed synonyms)
Storr, G.M. 1968. The genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50(3): 80-92 [1967 on title page] (taxonomy)
Thomson, D.F. 1934. A new snake from north Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1934: 529-531 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [43] (Narrow-banded Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |