Simoselaps anomalus

Simoselaps anomalus, also known as the northern desert banded snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia.

Simoselaps anomalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Simoselaps
Species:
S. anomalus
Binomial name
Simoselaps anomalus
(Sternfeld, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchelaps anomalus Sternfeld, 1919
  • Rhynchoelaps bertholdi anomalus
    – Worrell, 1963
  • Vermicella anomala
    – Storr, 1978
  • Simoselaps anomalus
    – Mengden, 1983

Description

The species grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.[2]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of three.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species’ range covers a broad swathe of arid inland Australia from north-western South Australia and the south-west of the Northern Territory, across Western Australia to the north-western coast of the continent.[2] The type locality is the Hermannsburg Mission, on the upper Finke River, Northern Territory.[3]

References
  1. Shea, G.; Ellis, R.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Simoselaps anomalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102724883A102725073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102724883A102725073.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Desert banded snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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