Brachyurophis approximans (GLAUERT, 1954)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
Synonym	Rhynchoelaps approximans GLAUERT 1954 Simoselaps approximans MENGDEN 1983 Simoselaps approximans — COGGER 1983: 235 Simoselaps approximans — HUTCHINSON 1990 Simoselaps approximans — WELCH 1994: 107 Simoselaps approximans — COGGER 2000: 682 Brachyurophis approximans — GREER 2006 (online) Brachyurophis approximans — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 458 Brachyurophis approximans — WALLACH et al. 2014: 125
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Muccan Station, 23° 30'S, 120'00'E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R10768
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1506 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin approximans (approaching) in reference to B. campbelli, a north Queensland species to which this species was first compared. (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. Glauert, L. 1954. Herpetological miscellanea. III. A new burrowing snake from north-western Australia (Rhynchoelaps approximans, sp. nov.). Western Australian Naturalist 4: 85 - get paper here Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3 Mengden, Gregory A. 1983. The taxonomy of Australian elapid snakes: A review. Rec. Austral. Mus. 35 (5): 195-222 - 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 Storr, G. M. 1979. Revisionary notes on the genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 8 (1): 75-79 - 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.
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/258754383015834/ Google images

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