Bandy-bandy

Bandy-bandy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Vermicella
Species:
V. annulata
Binomial name
Vermicella annulata
(Gray, 1841)
Synonyms[1]

The bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), also commonly known as the hoop snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The word bandy-bandy (bandi-bandi) traces back to the indigenous dialect of Kattang, from the Taree region, New South Wales.[2] There are 5 known species of bandy-bandy, all of which are endemic to Australia.

  1. ^ "Vermicella annulata ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Dixon, Robert M. W. (2006). Australian Aboriginal words in English: their origin and meaning (published 2007). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-554073-5. OCLC 315961951.