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Australian coral snake |
Westmar, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald |
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Brachyurophis australis | ||||||||
Pronunciation | BRACK-ee-your-OH-fis oss-TRAH-liss | |||||||
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Etymology |
Brachyurophis: 'short-tailed snake'
australis: 'southern', or more generally referring to Australia. |
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Other names | Simoselaps australis | |||||||
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DescriptionRed to reddish-brown with a broad, dark band on both the head and nape. The pattern consists of narrow bands comprised of pale yellow to white, dark-edged scales; belly whitish. Similar species
Narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis fasciolatus) - has bands of black scales (versus pale, dark-edged scales). Scale count information
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