Dunmall's snake

Dunmall's snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Furina
Species:
F. dunmalli
Binomial name
Furina dunmalli
(Worrell, 1955)
Synonyms[2]
  • Glyphodon dunmalli
    Worrell, 1955
  • Furina dunmalli
    — Cogger, 2000

Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.[3]

Geographic range

F. dunmalli 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]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of F. dunmalli are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft).[1]

Behavior

F. dunmalli is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Diet

F. dunmalli preys upon small lizards.[1]

Reproduction

F. dunmalli is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wilson, S.; Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Sanderson, C.; Hutchinson, M. (2018). "Furina dunmalli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T8767A83452466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T8767A83452466.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Furina dunmalli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Furina dunmalli, p. 77).
  4. ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
  • Worrell E (1955). "A New Elapine Snake from Queensland". Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1953-54: 41–43. (Glyphodon dunmalli, new species).



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