Английская Википедия:Brachyurophis
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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 eight recognized species, which are all found in Australia.[1]
Species
- Brachyurophis approximans Шаблон:Small – North-western shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis australis Шаблон:Small – (Australian) coral snake, Eastern shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis campbelli Шаблон:Small – Cape York shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis fasciolatus Шаблон:Small – Narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis incinctus Шаблон:Small – Unbanded shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis morrisi Шаблон:Small – Arnhem shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis roperi Шаблон:Small – Northern shovel-nosed snake
- Brachyurophis semifasciatus Шаблон:Small – Southern shovel-nosed snake
The above species are sometimes included in the genus Simoselaps, sensu lato.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyurophis.
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
Further reading
- Günther A (1863). "On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 11: 20–25. (Brachyurophis, new genus, p. 21).
External links
- ↑ "Brachyurophis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
