Simoselaps anomalus, also known as the northern desert banded snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia.
The species grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.[1]
The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of three.[1]
The species’ range covers a broad swathe of arid inland Australia from north-western South Australia and the south-west of the Northern Territory, across Western Australia to the north-western coast of the continent.[1] The type locality is the Hermannsburg Mission, on the upper Finke River, Northern Territory.[2]