Dunmall's snake
| Dunmall's snake | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Furina |
| Species: | F. dunmalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Furina dunmalli (Worrell, 1955) | |
| Synonyms | |
Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli ) is a species of venomous snake in the Elapidae family. It is endemic to Australia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.[3]
Geographic range
It has a patchy distribution in southeastern Queensland and the border area with New South Wales from Yelarbon; Texas, Queensland; and Ashford. Westerly distribution is in the Carnarvon National Park, and north to Rockhampton on the coast, and Clermont west of the Great Dividing Range [4]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Furina dunmalli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Furina dunmalli, p. 77).
- ↑ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf
Further reading
- Worrell E. 1955. A New Elapine Snake from Queensland. Proc. Royal Zool. Soc. New South Wales 1953-54: 41-43. (Glyphodon dunmalli, sp. nov.).
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