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 |
| 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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