Pilbara bandy bandy

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Pilbara bandy bandy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Vermicella
Species:
V. snelli
Binomial name
Vermicella snelli
Storr, 1968
Synonyms [2]
  • Vermicella annulata snelli
    Storr, 1968
  • Vermicella snelli
    Cogger, 2000

The Pilbara bandy bandy (Vermicella snelli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum. [3]

Geographic range

V. snelli is found in the northern part of the Australian state of Western Australia. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of V. snelli are grassland and shrubland. [1]

Reproduction

V. snelli is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wilson, S.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Vermicella snelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T177902A83766521. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T177902A83766521.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Vermicella snelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Vermicella snelli, p. 248).

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