| Pilbara bandy bandy | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Vermicella |
| Species: | V. snelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Pilbara bandy bandy (Vermicella snelli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.
Geographic range
V. snelli is found in the northern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of V. snelli are grassland and shrubland.
Reproduction
V. snelli is oviparous.
References
- ^ Wilson, S.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Vermicella snelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T177902A83766521. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T177902A83766521.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Species Vermicella snelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Vermicella snelli, p. 248).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 808 pp. ISBN 978-1876334338. (Vermicella snelli, new status, p. 696).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Keogh JS, Smith SA (1996). "Taxonomy and natural history of the Australian bandy-bandy snakes (Elapidae: Vermicella) with a description of two new species". Journal of Zoology 240: 677–701.
- Storr GM (1968). "The genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50: 80–92. (Vermicella annulata snelli, new subspecies, p. 82).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, Australia: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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| Vermicella snelli | |
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