Brachyurophis fasciolatus (GÜNTHER, 1872)
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Brachyurophis fasciolatus
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake, Narrow-banded Burrowing Snake |
| Synonym | Rhinelaps fasciolatus GÜNTHER 1872: 34 Rhynchoelaps fasciolatus BOULENGER 1896 Vermicella fasciata STIRLING & ZIETZ 1893: 175 Hornea pulchella LUCAS & FROST 1896: 150 Rhynchelaps fasciolatus — THOMSON 1934 Simoselaps fasciolatus — COGGER 1983: 235 Simoselaps fasciolatus — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps fasciolatus fasciolatus — GOLAY 1993: 208 Simoselaps fasciolatus fasciata — GOLAY 1993: 209 Simoselaps fasciolatus — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps fasciolatus — COGGER 2000: 684 Brachyurophis fasciolata fasciolata — STORR et al. 2002 Brachyurophis fasciolata fasciata — STORR et al. 2002 Brachyurophis fasciolatus — GREER 2006 (online) Brachyurophis fasciolatus — SANDERS et al. 2008 Brachyurophis fasciolatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 460 Brachyurophis fasciolatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 125 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia) fasciolatus: SW Australia fasciatus: C Australia Type locality: Perth, W. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.19.12 Holotype: SAMA R2935, from near the Barrow Range, W. A., vide Houston (1976) [Vermicella fasciata]. Holotype: NMV D 11226, from Charlotte Waters, N. T. [Hornea pulchella]. |
| Diagnosis | Original description: “Rostral shield broad, depressed, trenchant in front, extending on the upper surface of the snout. The anterior frontals are only half as large as the posterior, which are in contact with the second and third labials. Vertical six-sided, as much produced in front as behind, as long as the occipitals, which are rounded behind. Nasal single, but nearly entirely divided into two by the nostril, which is subanterior. Anteocular large, in contact with, or nearly reaching, the vertical; two postoculars. Six upper labials, the first very small, the sixth not much larger than the fifth. Temporal 1+1. Ventrals 161 ; subcaudals 26. Body light reddish, with a great number of narrow, slightly undulated, brownish-black, transverse bars across the back; they are narrower than the interspaces between them, and nearly all are broken up into transverse series of spots. Head white, with a large black patch covering the interocular space and occipital, and separated by a narrow interspace from a broad black collar, which, again, is followed by a narrower black cross bar. Lower parts uniform white.” (Günther 1872: 34) |
| Comment | Synonymy partly after COGGER 1983, who listed Vermicella fasciata STIRLING & ZIETZ 1893 as a synonym of Simoselaps fasciolatus. Venomous! Habitat: burrowing |
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