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*''[[Brachyurophis roperi]]'' (Kinghorn, 1931) – northern shovel-nosed snake |
*''[[Brachyurophis roperi]]'' (Kinghorn, 1931) – northern shovel-nosed snake |
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*''[[Brachyurophis semifasciata]]'' (Günther, 1863) – southern shovel-nosed snake |
*''[[Brachyurophis semifasciata]]'' (Günther, 1863) – southern shovel-nosed snake |
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The above species are sometimes included in the genus ''[[Simoselaps]]'' (''[[sensu lato]]''). |
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==Geographic distribution== |
==Geographic distribution== |
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Brachyurophis is a genus of elapid snakes known as shovel-nosed snakes, so named because of their shovel-nosed snout which is used to burrow. The genus has seven recognized species, which are all found in Australia.[1]
Species
- Brachyurophis approximans (Glauert, 1854) – north-western shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864) – (Australian) coral snake
- Brachyurophis fasciolatus (Günther, 1872) – narrow-banded snake
- Brachyurophis incinctus (Storr, 1968) – unbanded shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis morrisi (Horner, 1998) – Arnhem shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis roperi (Kinghorn, 1931) – northern shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis semifasciata (Günther, 1863) – southern shovel-nosed snake
The above species are sometimes included in the genus Simoselaps (sensu lato).
Geographic distribution
- B. approximans - Western Australia North West Coastal and Western Plateau.
- B. australis - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
- B. fasciolatus - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory.
- B. incinctus - Northern Territory and Queensland.
- B. morrisi - Northern Territory North Coast.
- B. roperi - Northern Territory and Western Australia North Coast.
- B. semifasciata - Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory.
References
- ^ "Brachyurophis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
External links
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