Dunmall's snake
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.[2]
Geographic range
F. dunmalli has a patchy distribution in southeastern Queensland and the border area with New South Wales from Yelarbon; Texas, Queensland; and Ashford. Westerly distribution is in the Carnarvon National Park, and north to Rockhampton on the coast, and Clermont west of the Great Dividing Range.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of F. dunmalli are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of Template:Cvt.[1]
Behavior
F. dunmalli is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
F. dunmalli preys upon small lizards.[1]
Reproduction
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Furina dunmalli, p. 77).
- ↑ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf Template:Webarchive
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Worrell E (1955). "A New Elapine Snake from Queensland". Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1953-54: 41–43. (Glyphodon dunmalli, new species).