Vermicella parscauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Vermicella
Species: Vermicella parscauda

Name

• Vermicella parscauda Derez, C.M., Arbuckle, Ruan, Xie, Huang, Dibben, Shi, Vonk & Fry, 2018: 10

Holotype: QM J95678, ♂, collected in August 2014 by B.G. Fry and F.J. Vonk.

Type locality: “Weipa, Cape York, Queensland 12°31’53” S 141°50’51’’E”.

Paratypes (3): QM J95679, small ♂ squashed during mining company workplace activities, “Evans Landing, Weipa, Qld (1240’21”S, 14152’09”E)”; AM R94414, unsexed individual, “Mission River, Weipa, Qld (1240’59”S, 14152’59”E)”; CSIRO R02719, adult ♀, “Rocky Point, Weipa, Qld (1237’00”S, 14152’00”E)”.

References

Primary references

• Derez, C.M., Arbuckle, K., Ruan, Z.-Q., Xie, B., Huang, Y., Dibben, L., Shi, Q., Vonk, F.J. & Fry, B.G. 2018. A new species of bandy-bandy (Vermicella: Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Weipa region, Cape York, Australia. Zootaxa 4446(1): 1–12. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Vermicella parscauda. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 June 2019.