Simoselaps anomalus (STERNFELD, 1919)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Northern Desert Banded Snake
Synonym	Rhynchelaps anomalus STERNFELD 1919: 77 Naja anomala — STERNFELD 1917 (?) Rhynchelaps anomalus — STERNFELD 1925: 227 Rhynchoelaps bertholdi anomalus — WORRELL 1963 Vermicella anomala — STORR 1978 Simoselaps anomalus — MENGDEN 1983 Simoselaps anomalus — COGGER 1983: 235 Simoselaps anomala — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps anomala — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps anomalus — COGGER 2000: 682 Simoselaps anomalus — SANDERS et al. 2008 Simoselaps anomalus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 675 Simoselaps anomolus — DITTMER et al. 2020 (in error)
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: Hermannsburg Mission, upper Finke River, N. T.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: SMF 20557, designated by Mertens (1967) Holotype: ZMB 29667 (fide J. Hallermann, GBIF data)
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1525 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous! Habitat: burrowing
Etymology	Presumably named after the Greek anomalos (abnormal). However, Sternfeld does not indicate what is atypical about the species as there are no direct comparisons to other species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Dittmer, D. E., Chapman, T. L. & Bidwell, J. R. 2020. In the shadow of an iconic inselberg: Uluru’s shadow influences climates and reptile assemblage structure at its base. J. Arid Environ. 181, 104179 (2020) - get paper here Mengden, Gregory A. 1983. The taxonomy of Australian elapid snakes: A review. Rec. Austral. Mus. 35 (5): 195-222 - get paper here Mertens, R. 1967. Die herpetologische Sektion des Natur-Museums und Forschungs-Institutes Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main nebst einem Verzeichnis ihrer Typen. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 1-106 - get paper here Sanders, K.L. et al. 2008. Molecular phylogeny and divergence dates for Australasian elapids and sea snakes (Hydrophiinae): evidence from seven genes for rapid evolutionary radiations. J. Evol. Biol. 21: 682 – 695 - get paper here Sternfeld, R. 1919. Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana 1: 76-83 - get paper here Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251 Storr, G. M. 1968. The genus Vermicella (Serpentes : Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. J. Royal Soc. Western Australia. 50: 80-92 - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1979. Revisionary notes on the genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 8 (1): 75-79 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/elapidae.pdf http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE_IMG&query_src… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Simoselaps/anomalus Google images

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