Simoselaps littoralis (STORR, 1968)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: West-Coast Banded Snake, Coastal Burrowing Snake
Synonym	Vermicella bertholdi littoralis STORR 1968: 84 Simoselaps littoralis — MENGDEN 1983 Simoselaps littoralis — COGGER 1983: 236 Simoselaps littoralis — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps littoralis — COGGER 2000: 686 Simoselaps littoralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Simoselaps littoralis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 675
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 7 mi S Geraldton, 28° 52'S, 114° 38'E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R12770
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from V. b. bertholdi by large primary temporal usually reaching lip, sharply defined white occipital bar, nuchal blotch 4 or fewer scales long, and absence or feeble development of dark lines along throat and side of fore-neck. (Storr 1968) Additional details (1881 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	Named after the Latin noun litus, litoris, meaning "shore", referring to the habitat of the species.
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. Gower, D.; Garrett, K. & Stafford, P. 2012. Snakes. Firefly Books, Buffalo, NY,<br>144 p.. How, RA, Cowan, MA, Teale, RJ, Schmitt, LH. 2020. Environmental correlates of reptile variation on the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago, eastern Indian Ocean. J Biogeogr. 47: 2017– 2028 - get paper here Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3 Mengden, Gregory A. 1983. The taxonomy of Australian elapid snakes: A review. Rec. Austral. Mus. 35 (5): 195-222 - get paper here Storr G M 1978. Taxonomic notes on the reptiles of the Shark Bay region, Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 6 (3): 303-318 - get paper here 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… Google images

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