Brachyurophis incinctus (STORR, 1968)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Unbanded Shovel-nosed Snake
Synonym	Vermicella semifasciata incincta STORR 1968: 89 Simoselaps incinctus — COGGER 1983: 236 Simoselaps incincta — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps incincta — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps incinctus — COGGER 2000: 685 Brachyurophis incinctus — GREER 2006 (online) Brachyurophis incinctus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 458 Brachyurophis incinctus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 125
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) Type locality: near Alice Springs, N. T.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R26844
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other races of V. semifasciata by absence of dark bands on body and tail. (Storr 1968) Additional details (1861 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	From the Latin incinctus (unbanded), referring to the colour pattern of the body in compaison to its congeners. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Horner, P. 1998. Simoselaps morrisi sp. nov. (Elapidae), a new species of snake of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, 14: 63-70. Schembri, B. & 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 - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1968. The genus Vermicella (Serpentes : Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. J. Royal Soc. Western Australia. 50: 80-92 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/elapidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Brachyurophis… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/250871600470779/ Google images

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