AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Elapidae / Simoselaps
Burrowing banded snakes
Simoselaps
- Jan, 1859
| Pronunciation: | SI-mohs-EE-laps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'snub-nosed Elaps', after a genus of garter snakes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomic notes: |
Some members of this genus have been moved to Brachyurophis and Antaioserpens. |
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| Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 4 out of 4 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Dampierland burrowing snake (Simoselaps minimus) at 22 cm Longest Australian species: West Coast banded snake (Simoselaps littoralis) at up to 39 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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