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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. barnardi
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Binomial name | |
Furina barnardi (
Kinghorn, 1939)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The yellow-naped snake (Furina barnardi), also known commonly as Barnard's snake, is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northeastern Australia. [3]
The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Henry "Harry" Greensill Barnard (1869–1966). [4]
F. barnardi is found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of F. barnardi are forest and rocky areas. [1]
The holotype of F. barnardi has a total length of 48 cm (19 in), which includes a tail 6 cm (2.4 in). In alcohol, the head and neck are blackish, with a yellowish patch on the nape of the neck. The body is uniformly reddish brown dorsally, and uniformly yellowish ventrally. [5]
A nocturnal species, F. barnardi shelters during the day under leaf litter and fallen logs, and in burrows and soil cracks. [1]
F. barnardi preys upon skinks, especially those of the genus Sphenomorphus. [6]
F. barnardi is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is 7–10 eggs. [1]
Yellow-naped 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. barnardi
|
Binomial name | |
Furina barnardi (
Kinghorn, 1939)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The yellow-naped snake (Furina barnardi), also known commonly as Barnard's snake, is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northeastern Australia. [3]
The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Henry "Harry" Greensill Barnard (1869–1966). [4]
F. barnardi is found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of F. barnardi are forest and rocky areas. [1]
The holotype of F. barnardi has a total length of 48 cm (19 in), which includes a tail 6 cm (2.4 in). In alcohol, the head and neck are blackish, with a yellowish patch on the nape of the neck. The body is uniformly reddish brown dorsally, and uniformly yellowish ventrally. [5]
A nocturnal species, F. barnardi shelters during the day under leaf litter and fallen logs, and in burrows and soil cracks. [1]
F. barnardi preys upon skinks, especially those of the genus Sphenomorphus. [6]
F. barnardi is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is 7–10 eggs. [1]