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
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. 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://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:823DA8CA-9F68-444A-8460… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Brachyurophis… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/250871600470779/ Google images

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