Species Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)
Desert Banded Snake
- Rhynchelaps anomalus Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana Biologica 1: 76-83 [77].
Type data:
Lectotype SMF 20557, Hermannsburg Mission, upper Finke River, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Central Ranges (CR), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, desert, fossorial, low shrubland, noctidiurnal, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Oviparous, lacertiphagous.
General References
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)
Storr, G.M. 1979. Revisionary notes on the genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 75-79 (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. [46] (Desert Banded Snake)
History of changes
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