Simoselaps bertholdi
Species of Australian snake
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Simoselaps bertholdi, also known commonly as Jan's banded snake or the southern desert banded snake, is a species of burrowing mildly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
| Simoselaps bertholdi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Simoselaps |
| Species: | S. bertholdi |
| Binomial name | |
| Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Etymology
The specific epithet bertholdi honours German physician and naturalist Arnold Adolph Berthold.[1][2]
Description
S. bertholdi grows to an average total length (including tail) of 30 cm (12 in).[3]
Reproduction
Distribution and habitat
The geographic range of S. bertholdi covers a broad swathe of arid inland Australia from central and western South Australia and the south-west of the Northern Territory, westwards across Western Australia to the western coast of the continent.[3]