Английская Википедия:Brachyurophis campbelli
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Brachyurophis campbelli, also known as the Cape York shovel-nosed snake or Einasliegh shovel-nosed snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet campbelli honours a Mr W.D. Campbell who collected the type specimen in 1928 in the vicinity of Almaden, Queensland.[1]
Description
The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. There are dark brown to black bands along the length of the orange to reddish-brown body, the dark bands similar in width to the spaces separating them. The belly is whitish.[1]
Behaviour
The species is oviparous. It is presumed to feed on reptile eggs.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in northern Queensland, including the Cape York Peninsula, its range extending as far south as Longreach, in woodland habitats.[1]
References
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- Английская Википедия
- Brachyurophis
- Snakes of Australia
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Reptiles of Queensland
- Taxa named by James Roy Kinghorn
- Reptiles described in 1929
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