Bandy-bandy

Bandy-bandy
Scientific 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
	Calamaria annulata; Gray, 1841; Elaps occipitalis; A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854; Vermicella lunulata; Krefft, 1869; Furina occipitalis; — Boulenger, 1896; Rhynchelaps latizonatus; DeVis, 1905;

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. There are 5 known species of bandy-bandy, all of which are endemic to Australia.

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