Vermicella

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Hydrophiinae Higher classification Elapidae Order Scaled reptiles		Subphylum Vertebrata Family Elapidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Snake, Bandy‑bandy, Elapidae, Simoselaps, Cacophis

Chota saap vermicella annulata snake pakistan malakand

Vermicella is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.

Six species are recognized as being valid.

Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)

Vermicella calonotus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)

Vermicella intermedia Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996

Vermicella multifasciata (Longman, 1915)

Vermicella snelli Storr, 1968

Vermicella vermiformis Keogh & S.A. Smith, 1996

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vermicella.

The specific name, snelli, is in honor of Charles Snell who donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.

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