Brachyurophis campbelli

Brachyurophis campbelli, also known as the Cape York shovel-nosed snake or Einasliegh shovel-nosed snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet campbelli honours a Mr W.D. Campbell who collected the type specimen in 1928 in the vicinity of Almaden, Queensland.[2]

Brachyurophis campbelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Brachyurophis
Species:
B. campbelli
Binomial name
Brachyurophis campbelli
(Kinghorn, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchoelaps campbelli Kinghorn 1929
  • Rhynchelaps wood-jonesii Thomson 1934
  • Brachyurophis campbelli Minton et al. 1970
  • Simoselaps semifasciatus campbelli Cogger 1986
  • Simoselaps semifasciatus woodjonesi Wilson & Knowles 1988
  • Simoselaps semifasciatus campbelli Golay 1993

Description

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The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. There are dark brown to black bands along the length of the orange to reddish-brown body, the dark bands similar in width to the spaces separating them. The belly is whitish.[2]

Behaviour

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The species is oviparous. It is presumed to feed on reptile eggs.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in northern Queensland, including the Cape York Peninsula, its range extending as far south as Longreach, in woodland habitats.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Brachyurophis campbelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102706052A102706107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102706052A102706107.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cape York shovel-nosed snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 24 May 2021.