Simoselaps anomalus
Species of Australian snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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 | |
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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
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