Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Simoselaps
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Australian Coral Snakes
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Australische Korallenottern
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Australske Koralslanger
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1859 | |
Simoselaps Jan (type species: Elaps bertholdi Jan 1859) |
1960 | |
Melwardia Worrell (type species: Melwardia minima Worrell 1960; syn. Cogger 1992) |
Contents:
4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Antaioserpens,
Brachyurophis and
Neelaps. Formerly regarded as a synonym of
Vermicella (e.g., Storr 1979; Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1986).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Simoselaps anomalus
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Northern Desert Banded Snake, Centralian Banded Snake
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Nördliche Wüsten-Korallenotter
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Nordaustralsk Ørkenkoralslange
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1919 | |
Rhynchelaps anomalus Sternfeld |
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Rhynchoelaps bertholdi anomalus Worrell 1963 |
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Vermicella bertholdi anomala Storr 1968 |
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Simoselaps bertholdi anomalus Cogger 1975 |
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Vermicella anomala Storr 1978 |
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Simoselaps anomalus Mengden 1983 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Simoselaps bertholdi
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Southern Desert Banded Snake, Banded Sand Snake, (Jan’s Banded Snake)
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Südliche Wüsten-Korallenotter
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Sydaustralsk Ørkenkoralslange
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1859 | |
Elaps bertholdi Jan |
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Vermicella bertholdi Günther 1865 |
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Rhynchelaps bertholdi Boulenger 1896 |
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Simoselaps bertholdi Cogger 1975 |
1891 | |
Elaps mattozzoi Bethencourt-Ferreira (Golay & al. 1993) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Simoselaps littoralis
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West Coast Banded Snake, Coastal Burrowing Snake
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Westliche Band-Korallenotter
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Vestaustralsk Koralslange
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1968 | |
Vermicella bertholdi littoralis Storr |
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Simoselaps bertholdi littoralis Cogger 1975 |
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Simoselaps littoralis Mengden 1983 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Simoselaps minimus
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Dampierland Burrowing Snake, (Worrell's Snake)
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Dampierland-Korallenotter
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Dampierland-koralslange
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1960 | |
Melwardia minima Worrell |
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Vermicella minima Storr 1978 |
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Simoselaps minimus Mengden 1983 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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