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Species profile—Brachyurophis semifasciatus (half-girdled snake)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Brachyurophis semifasciatus (half-girdled snake)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Elapidae (elapid snakes)
Scientific name
Brachyurophis semifasciatus (Günther, 1863)
Common name
half-girdled snake
Type reference
Gunther, A. (1863). On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 11: 20-25.
WildNet taxon ID
450
Synonym(s)
Simoselaps semifasciatus
Brachyurophis woodjonesii
Brachyurophis campbelli
Vermicella semifasciata
Rhynchelaps woodjonesii
Rhynchoelaps campbelli
Pseudoelaps rhinostomus
Alternate name(s)
southern shovel-nosed snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=450.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022