Dunmall's snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Furina |
| Species: | F. dunmalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Furina dunmalli (Worrell, 1955)
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Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]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
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of F. dunmalli are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]F. dunmalli is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
[edit]F. dunmalli preys upon small lizards.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Species Furina dunmalli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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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