Pilbara bandy bandy
| Pilbara bandy bandy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Vermicella |
| Species: | V. snelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968
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The Pilbara bandy bandy (Vermicella snelli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
V. snelli is found in the northern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.[1][2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitats of V. snelli are grassland and shrubland.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c Species Vermicella snelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
Further reading[edit]
- Cogger HG (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 808 pp. ISBN 978-1876334338. (Vermicella snelli, new status, p. 696).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Keogh JS, Smith SA (1996). "Taxonomy and natural history of the Australian bandy-bandy snakes (Elapidae: Vermicella) with a description of two new species". Journal of Zoology 240: 677–701.
- Storr GM (1968). "The genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50: 80–92. (Vermicella annulata snelli, new subspecies, p. 82).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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