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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 12th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]
Bibliography of the genus Vermicella
Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]








Genus
Vermicella

Bandy-bandys

Bandy-Bandys

Bandy-bandyer

1858 Vermicella Gray (type species: Calamaria annulata Gray 1849)
1858 Homaloselaps Jan (type species: Elaps occipitalis Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854)
Contents: 6 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island], South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Vermicella.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Vermicella annulata

Eastern Bandy-bandy

Östliche Bandy-Bandy

Østlig Bandy-bandy

1849 Calamaria annulata Gray
Vermicella annulata Storr 1968
1854 Elaps occipitalis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Golay & al. 1993)
Furina occipitalis Boulenger 1896
1869 Vermicella lunulata Krefft (Golay & al. 1993)
1905 Rhynchelaps latizonatus De Vis (Golay & al. 1993)
Vermicella latizonatus Wells & Wellington 1984

Remarks: Previously included snelli.
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island], South Australia, Victoria).


Vermicella intermedia

Northern Bandy-bandy, Wide-banded Northern Bandy-bandy

Nördliche Bandy-Bandy

Nordlig Bandy-bandy

1996 Vermicella intermedia Keogh & Smith

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia).


Vermicella multifasciata

Narrow-banded Bandy-bandy, Narrow-banded Northern Bandy-bandy

Schmalband-Bandy-Bandy

Smalbåndet Bandy-bandy

1915 Furina multifasciata Longman
Vermicella annulata multifasciata Storr 1968
Vermicella multifasciata Wells & Wellington 1985

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia).


Vermicella parscauda

Weipa Bandy-bandy

Weipa-Bandy-Bandy

Weipa-bandy-bandy

2018 Vermicella parscauda Derez, Arbuckle, Ruan, Xie, Huang, Dibben, Shi, Wonk & Fry

Distribution: Australia (Queensland).





Vermicella snelli

Western Bandy-bandy, Pilbara Bandy-bandy

Westliche Bandy-Bandy

Vestlig Bandy-bandy

1968 Vermicella annulata snelli Storr
Vermicella multifasciata snelli Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1986
Vermicella snelli Wells & Wellington 1984

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Vermicella vermiformis

Alice Springs Bandy-bandy, Worm-like Bandy-bandy

Zentralaustralische Bandy-Bandy

Centralaustralsk Bandy-bandy

1996 Vermicella vermiformis Keogh & Smith

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).