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Simoselaps
''Simoselaps'', or Australian coral snakes, is a genus composed of 12 species of venomous elapid snakes. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Simoselaps'' are found throughout Australia. Description Australian coral snakes are small snakes. They have smooth and polished scales, shovel-shaped snouts, and are brightly marked with bands or annuli. Habitat and behavior Species of ''Simoselaps'' are found mainly in arid regions. They are burrowing snakes which move beneath the surface through loose sand or soil. At night they come to the surface to feed on small lizards and reptile eggs. Reproduction All species of Australian coral snakes are oviparous and lay clutches of three to five eggs. Species Several of the above species are sometimes placed in the genera ''Brachyurophis ''Brachyurophis'' is a genus of elapid snakes known as shovel-nosed snakes, so named because of their shovel-nosed snout which is used to burrow. The genus has eight recognized species, which ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Anomalus
''Simoselaps anomalus'', also known as the northern desert banded snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. Description The species grows to an average of about 25 cm in length. Behaviour The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of three. 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. The type locality is the Hermannsburg Mission The Hermannsburg Mission (german: Hermannsburger Mission) was founded as the Hermannsburg Mission Centre (''Missionsanstalt Hermannsburg'') in 1849 in Hermannsburg, near Celle, North Germany, by Louis Harms. In 1977, the independent mission soc ..., on the upper Finke River, Northern Territory. References anomalus Snakes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles of the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Bertholdi
''Simoselaps bertholdi'', also known commonly as Jan's banded snake or the southern desert banded snake, is a species of burrowing venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific epithet ''bertholdi'' honours German physician and naturalist Arnold Adolph Berthold. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Simoselaps bertholdi'', p. 24). Description ''S. bertholdi'' grows to an average total length (including tail) of . Reproduction ''S. bertholdi'' is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four. Distribution and habitat The geographic range of ''S. bertholdi'' covers a broad swathe of arid inland Australia from central and western South Australia and the south-west of the Northern Territory, westwards across Western Australia to the western coast of the continent. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1896). ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Minimus
''Simoselaps minimus'', also known as the Dampierland burrowing snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''minimus'' (“least”) refers to the species’ relatively small size. Description The species grows to an average of about 22 cm in length. It has a pale brown upper body, cream snout, and two black blotches on head and nape. Behaviour The species is oviparous. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the Dampierland bioregion of the western Kimberley region of Western Australia, where the characteristic habitat is pindan woodland. The type locality is Broome. References minimus The Minimus books are a series of school textbooks, written by Barbara Bell, illustrated by Dr. Helen Forte, and published by the Cambridge University Press, designed to help children of primary school age to learn Latin. The books espouse some of ... Snakes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Littoralis
''Simoselaps littoralis'', also known as the west coast banded snake or coastal burrowing snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''littoralis'' (“coastal”) refers to the species’ distribution and habitat. Description The species grows to an average of about 39 cm in length. Behaviour The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in coastal dune and heath habitats along the west coast of Western Australia south of Exmouth Exmouth is a harbor, port town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe and southeast of Exeter. In 2011 it had a population of 34,432, making Exmouth the List of town ..., including coastal islands. References littoralis Snakes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles of Western Australia Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr Repti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Fasciolatus
''Brachyurophis fasciolatus'' is a species of snake from the family Elapidae, commonly named the narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake, or narrow-banded burrowing snake, and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common names reflect its shovel nose specialization, burrowing behaviour and banded body colour. Description The narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake is on average in total length, reaching to approximately in total length.Cogger, H. (2018). ''Reptiles and amphibians of Australia'' (7th ed.). Genus Brachyurophis (pp. 864-869). Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. Identification of ''B. fasciolatus'' from other species of this genus can be made by inspection of the preocular and nasal scales. This species has a scale situated between the two scales whereas other species of this genus have the preocular and nasal scale in contact. The Narrow-banded burrowing snake has cream to white coloured ventral scales, of which there are 140-175, and 15-30 subcaudal scales of which are divided. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elapidae
Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydocephalus. Many members of this family exhibit a threat display of rearing upwards while spreading out a neck flap. Elapids are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Members of the family have a wide range of sizes, from the white-lipped snake to the king cobra. Most species have neurotoxic venom which is channeled by their hollow fangs, and some may contain other toxic components in various proportions. The family includes 55 genera with some 360 species and over 170 subspecies. Description Terrestrial elapids look similar to the Colubridae; almost all have long, slender bodies with smooth scales, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Incinctus
''Brachyurophis incinctus'' is a species of snake from the family Elapidae, commonly named the unbanded shovel-nosed snake, and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation, burrowing behaviour and the fact that it is not banded on its body. Description The unbanded shovel-nosed snake is an oviparous, venomous, and small (< 400mm) burrowing snake, which is not banded on its body. Taxonomy ''Brachyurophis incinctus'' is one of eight currently recognised species within the genus ''Brachyurophis''. It was first described by in 1968 as ''Vermicella semifasciata'' subsp. ''incincta''. Distribu ...
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Simoselaps Australis
''Brachyurophis australis'' (coral snake) is a species of snake from the family Elapidae (common names - eastern shovel-nosed snake, coral snake, Australian coral snake) and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation. Description The eastern shovel-nosed snake is an oviparous, venomous, and a small () mainly nocturnal, burrowing snake. Taxonomy ''Brachyurophis australis'' is one of eight currently recognised species within the genus ''Brachyurophis''. It was first described by Gerard Krefft in 1864 as ''Simotes australis''. Distribution & habitat ''Brachyurophis australis'' is found in eastern Australia, in South Australia, Victoria, inland New South Wales and in eastern Queensland, in forest, savannah and shrubland. Conservation status The conservation status of ''B. australis'' is assessed by the Queensland Government as being of "Least Concern" and is similarly assessed by the IUCN. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Approximans
''Brachyurophis approximans'', also known as the north-western shovel-nosed snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''approximans'' (“approaching”) alludes to its similarity to '' Brachyurophis campbelli''. Description The species grows to about 30 cm in length. There are some 50–80 dark brown bands along the body, much broader than the pale bands separating them. The belly is whitish. Behaviour The species is oviparous, with a clutch size of three. It feeds on reptile eggs. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the arid Pilbara and adjacent areas of north-west Western Australia, in stony soils vegetated with ''Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...''. The type locality is Muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sternfeld
Richard Sternfeld (8 February 1884, in Bielefeld – 1943 in Auschwitz) was a German-Jewish herpetologist, who was responsible for describing over forty species of amphibians and reptiles, particularly from Germany's African and Pacific colonies (i.e. modern-day Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, Namibia and Papua New Guinea). Education Sternfeld was the son of a merchant in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was educated in a local gymnasium and initially entered university in 1903 to study medicine at Freiburg, but he switched to studying natural science at Bonn. In 1907 he returned to Freiburg, to obtain his Dr. Phil., with a dissertation on the biology of mayflies under the guidance of evolutionary biologist August Weismann. Museum employment and First World War Sternfeld's first appointment was alongside herpetologist Gustav Tornier at the Zoological Museum at the University of Berlin. He worked on the herpetofaunas of the German colonies in Africa and the Southwest P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Morrisi
''Brachyurophis morrisi'', also known as the Arnhem shovel-nosed snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''morrisi'' honours author and naturalist Ian James Morris for his contributions to knowledge of the animals of the Northern Territory, who first collected the species in 1970. Description The species grows to an average of about 23 cm in length. It is orange-brown in colour and unbanded apart from a dark band across the nape. The body scales are often dark-edged. Behaviour The species is oviparous. It feeds on reptile eggs. Distribution and habitat The species’ range is limited to northern Arnhem Land in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ..., whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Calonotus
''Neelaps calonotos'', also known commonly as the black-striped burrowing snake, the black-striped snake, and the western black-striped snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''calonotos'' ("beautiful-backed") refers to the patterning on the upper surface of the body. Description ''Neelaps calanotos'' rarely grows to a total length (including tail) of more than , and is considered to be Australia's smallest venomous snake. Females are larger than males. Dorsally, it is reddish-orange, with a narrow black stripe along the back. The belly is whitish. Three black patches cover the snout, top of the head, and the nape. Reproduction ''Neelaps calonotos'' is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four (range 2–6). Behaviour and diet ''Neelaps calonotos'' is nocturnal, staying in loose sand during the day and preying on small animals such as lizards at night. Geographic range and habitat ''Neelaps calonotos'' occurs in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
