AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Elapidae / Antaioserpens
Robust burrowing snake
Antaioserpens
- Wells & Wellington, 1985
Pronunciation: | ann-TAY-ee-oh-SIR-puhns | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'From the Greek Antaios, a giant wrestler whose strength was renewed when he touched the earth.'1 | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
The sole member of this genus was previously placed in Simoselaps. |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: robust burrowing snake (Antaioserpens albiceps) at 29 cm Longest Australian species: robust burrowing snake (Antaioserpens albiceps) at up to 40 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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- Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, Ross C. (1985). A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series, 1:1-61. - search web for this article