Vermicella vermiformis KEOGH & SMITH, 1996
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Vermicella vermiformis
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Vermicella vermiformis KEOGH & SMITH 1996: 695 Vermicella vermiformis — COGGER 2000: 773 Vermicella vermiformis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Vermicella vermiformis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 786 Vermicella vermiformis — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 229 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: "Alice Springs, Northern Territory (23_42'S, 133_53'E)." |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NTM R34484 (= 34485 under illustration of holotype), a 494 mm male (6 June 1972). Formerly NTM5959 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Vermicella vermiformis can be differentiated from V. intermedia and V. multifasciata by the condition of the internasal scales (present in V. vermiformis) and the lower number of body and tail bands. V. vermiformis can be differentiated from V. annulata by its higher number of ventral scales and thinner body, and from V. snelli by its wider body and (usually) lower number of ventral scales. See Figs 4-6 for interspecific comparisons in these characters (Keogh & Smith 1996). |
| Comment | Venomous! |
| Etymology | The specific name, like the generic name, is a derivative of the Latin 'vermis' for worm and is in reference to the long thin body and fossorial nature of the species. |
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