Simoselaps anomalus
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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: | Simoselaps |
| Species: | S. anomalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)
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Simoselaps anomalus, also known as the northern desert banded snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia.
Description
[edit]The species grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of three.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Desert banded snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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