Species Vermicella multifasciata (Longman, 1915)
Northern Bandy-bandy
- Furina multifasciata Longman, H.A. 1915. Reptiles from Queensland and the Northern Territory. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 3: 30-34 [30].
Type data:
Holotype QM J2019, Port Darwin, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Vermicella multifasciata (Longman, 1915).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, fossorial, nocturnal, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Oviparous.
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)
Waite, E.R. & Longman, H.A. 1920. Description of little-known Australian snakes. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1: 173-180 (description)
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] (Northern Bandy-bandy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |