Simoselaps minimus (WORRELL, 1960)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Dampierland Burrowing Snake
Synonym	Melwardia minima WORRELL 1960: 132 Vermicella minima — STORR 1978 Simoselaps minimus — MENGDEN 1983 Simoselaps minimus — COGGER 1983: 136 Simoselaps minima — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps minima — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps minimus — COGGER 2000: 686 Simoselaps minimus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Simoselaps minimus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 675 Simoselaps minimus — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 208
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Broome, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R16494
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: There are no close affinities. Characterized by 15 midbody scale rows; 124 ventrals; paired anal; 18 subcaudals of which the first three are single and the balance paired. Pale brown above, black patch on head and another on the neck ventrals creamish (Worrell 1960: 132). Additional details (248 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin minimus (smallest), in reference to the small size of the 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. Eipper T & Eipper S 2024. SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 368 pp. - 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. Worrell, E. 1960. A new elapine snake from Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 132-134 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Simoselaps/minimus Google images

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