Simoselaps_anomalus

<i>Simoselaps anomalus</i>

Simoselaps anomalus

Species of Australian snake

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

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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

  1. [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. [2]
    "Desert banded snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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