Brachyurophis semifasciatus GÜNTHER, 1863
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Southern Shovel-nosed Snake, Half-girdled Snake |
Synonym | Brachyurophis semifasciatus GÜNTHER 1863: 21 Pseudoelaps rhinostomus JAN & SORDELLI 1873 Vermicella semifasciata STORR 1968 (?) Simoselaps semifasciatus — COGGER 1983: 236 Simoselaps semifasciatus — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps semifasciatus — WELCH 1994: 109 Simoselaps semifasciatus — COGGER 2000: 687 Brachyurophis semifasciatus — GREER 2006 (online) Brachyurophis semifasciata — BUSH & MARYAN 2006 Brachyurophis semifasciatus — SANDERS et al. 2008 Brachyurophis semifasciatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 460 Brachyurophis semifasciatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 125 Brachyurophis semifasciatus — COGGER 2014: 869 |
Distribution | Australia (S Western Australia, South Australia) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.19, from Baranquilla, New Granada (in error); corrected to 'West Australia (?)", see Boulenger (1896). Lectotype designation by Wells & Wellington (1985). Holotype: originally in RMNH, not found, from "Southwestern Australia" [rhinostomus]. |
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Comment | Synonymy partly after COGGER 1983. Simoselaps semifasciatus woodjonesii is not listed by COGGER 2000. Subspecies: Simoselaps semifasciatus roperi and campbelli are listed as valid species by COGGER 2000, 2014. Venomous! Habitat: burrowing Type species: Brachyurophis semifasciatus GÜNTHER 1863: 21 is the type species of the genus Brachyurophis GÜNTHER 1863. |
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