Species Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)

• 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.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Mertens, R. 1967. Die herpetologische Sektion des Natur-Museums und Forschungs-Institutes Senckenburg in Frankfurt-a.-M. nebst einem Verzeichnis ihrer Typen. 1. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 1-106.

 

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

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		26-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)