Vermicella
| Vermicella | |
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| Vermicella annulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Vermicella Gray in Günther, 1858 |
Vermicella is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, commonly known as bandy-bandies or hoop snakes. The best known species is the bandy-bandy (V. annulata).
Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.[1] In mid 2018 a new species of bandy-bandy was discovered in Australia, visually nearly identical to Vermicella annulata. The species named Vermicella parscauda is considerably more venomous, with a toxin that is comparable to that of the red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus).[citation needed]
- Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841) – bandy-bandy
- One species of Vermicella is the Bandy-Bandy commonly found in Australia. This snake is highly venomous and relatively small sizing between 50 and 100 cm. Bandy-Bandy's use there banded black and white pattern to repel predators by moving rapidly causing a flicker visual allusion.
- Vermicella intermedia Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996 – intermediate bandy-bandy
- Vermicella multifasciata (Longman, 1915) – northern bandy-bandy
- Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968 – Pilbara bandy-bandy
- Vermicella vermiformis Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996 – Centralian bandy-bandy
- Vermicella parscauda Derez et al., 2018 – Weipa bandy-bandy.[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vermicella.
References
- ^ Genus Vermicella at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ pskhun (2018-07-16). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2018] Vermicella parscauda • A New Species of Bandy-bandy (Vermicella: Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Weipa Region, Cape York, Australia". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
Further reading
- Gray JE (1858). In: Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Vermicella, new genus, p. 236).
External links
Data related to Vermicella at Wikispecies
Media related to Vermicella at Wikimedia Commons
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