st - century ▁Canadian ▁actress es ▁Category : S uther land ▁family ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Art ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁women ▁activ ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Sy ph ar och it on ▁p ell iser pent is ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁ch it on ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ch it on idae . ▁As ▁the ▁species ▁name ▁suggests , ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁g ird le ▁in ▁this ▁ch it on ▁has ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁overlay ing ▁scales ▁res emb ling ▁sn akes kin . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁▁ ▁The ▁sn akes kin ▁ch it on , ▁Sy ph ar och it on ▁p ell iser pent is , ▁has ▁a ▁country - wide ▁distribution ▁around ▁New ▁Zealand ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁Islands , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁distributed ▁around ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Tas mania , ▁Victoria ▁and ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁S . ▁p ell iser pent is ▁is ▁often ▁extremely ▁numerous ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sh ores , ▁reaching ▁dens ities ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 2 8 ▁individuals ▁per ▁square ▁met re , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁occup y ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁shore ▁levels ▁wherever ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁solid ▁substr ate ▁available ▁– ▁from ▁inner ▁est u aries ▁to ▁high ▁energy ▁sur f ▁be aches . ▁ ▁Gener ally ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁rock ▁surfaces ▁rather ▁than ▁under ▁stones , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁above ▁ne ap ▁high ▁water ▁mark . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁S