Vermicella annulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Vermicella
Species: Vermicella annulata

Name

• Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.19.21, collected by Lewis.

Type locality: “New Holland [=Australia]”.

Combinations

• Calamaria annulata Gray, 1841: 443 [original combination]
• Vermicella annulata — Gray in Günther, 1858: 236 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1841. A catalogue of the species of reptiles and Amphibia hitherto described as inhabiting Australia, with a description of some new species from Western Australia. Appendix E. pp. 422–449 in Grey, G. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia. Volume 2. T. and W. Boone: London.
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1858. Catalogue of colubrine snakes in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL

Additional references

• Keogh, J.S. & Smith, S.A. 1996. Taxonomy and natural history of the Australian bandy-bandy snakes (Elapidae: Vermicella) with a description of two new species. Journal of Zoology 240(4): 677–701. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05315.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Vermicella annulata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 July 2018.
• Wilson, S., Hobson, R., Venz, M. & Sanderson, C. 2018. IUCN: Vermicella annulata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102726903A102726943.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Bandy-bandy