Red-naped snake

Red-naped snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Furina
Species:
F. diadema
Binomial name
Furina diadema
Synonyms
  • Calamaria diadema Schlegel 1837
  • Rabdion occipitale Girard 1825
  • Brachysoma diadema Günther 1863
  • Pseudelaps diadema Jan 1863
  • Cacophis blackmanii Krefft 1869
  • Denisonia bancrofti De Vis 1911
  • Pseudelaps diadema Boulenger 1896
  • Brachysoma diadema Worrel 1963
  • Aspidomorphus diadema Minton 1970
  • Furina diadema Cogger 1983
  • Furina diadema Welch 1994
  • Furina diadema Cogger 2000
  • Furina diadema Wilson & Swan 2010

The red-naped snake (Furina diadema) is a small venomous reptile[2] from the family Elapidae.[3] The snakes are found in four Australian states [3] and are listed as 'threatened' in Victoria'.[4] They are nocturnal and feed on small skinks.[2] The young eastern brown snake is similar in appearance.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Cronin, Leonard (2001). Australian Reptiles and Amphibians. Jon Carpenter Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85881-186-7.
  3. ^ a b "Furina diadema | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  4. ^ "Department of Environment & Primary Industries Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List May 2014" (PDF). depi.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
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