Pilbara bandy bandy

The Pilbara bandy bandy (Vermicella snelli), also known commonly as the Pilbara bandy-bandy, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]

Pilbara bandy bandy
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Vermicella
Species:	V. snelli
Binomial name
Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968
Synonyms[2]
Vermicella annulata snelli Storr, 1968 Vermicella snelli — Cogger, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.[3]

Geographic range

V. snelli is found in the northern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of V. snelli are grassland and shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

V. snelli is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Wilson S, Ellis R (2017). "Vermicella snelli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T177902A83765521. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T177902A83765521.en. Downloaded on 16 May 2020.
2. Species Vermicella snelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. 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

• 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.