Brachyurophis morrisi (HORNER, 1998)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Simoselaps morrisi HORNER 1998 Simoselaps morrisi — COGGER 2000: 772 Brachyurophis morrisi — GREER 2006 (online) Brachyurophis morrisi — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 460 Brachyurophis morrisi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 125
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Elcho Island, 12°03'S, 135°34'E, NT
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NTM R22951, an adult male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Simoselaps morrisi sp. nov. is a medium sized (SVL to 268 mm), robust member of the S. semifasclatus subgroup. distinguished from all other Simoselaps by the combination of ventral plus subcaudal scale count of 159-161, six supralabials, frontal scale 1.1-1.2 times as long as wide, temporal scale arrangement 1+1+2, lower postocular scale in broad contact with anterior temporal scale, protruding snout (1.8-2.0 % of SVL), rostral tipped with sharp cutting edge, dark head blotch diffuse to virtually absent, and complete lack of dark cross-bands on the body and tail. (Horner 1998) Additional details (5850 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	named after “Ian James Morris, naturalist and author, in recognition of his contribution to our understanding of the Northen Territory fauna. He first collected and photographed S. morrisi in 1970 at Lake Evella airstrip."
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here 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. 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… Google images

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