Brachyurophis australis

Brachyurophis australis (coral snake)[4] is a species of snake from the family Elapidae (common names - eastern shovel-nosed snake, coral snake, Australian coral snake)[3] and is a species endemic to Australia.[1] Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation.

Brachyurophis australis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Brachyurophis
Species:
B. autralis
Binomial name
Brachyurophis autralis
Krefft, 1864
Synonyms[3]

Simotes australis Krefft, 1864
Rhynchelaps australis (Boulenger, 1896)
Austrelaps australis
Simoselaps australis (Cogger, 1975)

Description

The eastern shovel-nosed snake is an oviparous, venomous,[3][5] and a small (15 in (380 mm)) mainly nocturnal, burrowing snake.[5]

Taxonomy

Brachyurophis australis is one of eight currently recognised species within the genus Brachyurophis.[6][7] It was first described by Gerard Krefft in 1864 as Simotes australis.[3][8]

Distribution & habitat

Brachyurophis australis is found in eastern Australia, in South Australia, Victoria, inland New South Wales and in eastern Queensland, in forest, savannah and shrubland.[1]

Conservation status

The conservation status of B. australis is assessed by the Queensland Government as being of "Least Concern"[2] and is similarly assessed by the IUCN.[1]

References
  1. Sanderson, C., Venz, M. & Greenlees, M. (12 June 2017). "Brachyurophis australis". IUCN The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 September 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Species profile : Brachyurophis australis". apps.des.qld.gov.au. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)". Reptile database. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "Australian Faunal Directory: Brachyurophis australis". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. Mackay, R. (1947–1948). "The Australian Coral Snake". Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 68: 36–37.
  6. Cogger, H.G. (2018). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0970-2.
  7. Schembri, B. and Jolly, C.J. (2017). "A significant range extension of the unbanded shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis incinctus Storr, 1968) in the Einasleigh Uplands". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 60: 113–117. doi:10.17082/J.2204-1478.60.2017.2016-13. S2CID 257238244.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Krefft, G. (1864). "Descriptions of three new species of Australian snakes". Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 180–182.
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