Simoselaps minimus (WORRELL, 1960)
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Simoselaps minimus
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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 |
| 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). |
| 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) |
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