Neelaps bimaculatus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Neelaps |
Species: | N. bimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
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Synonyms | |
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Neelaps bimaculatus, also known as the black-naped snake, western black-naped snake or black-naped burrowing snake, is a species of burrowing mildly venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet bimaculatus (“two-spotted”) refers to the distinctive black patches on head and nape.
Description
[edit]The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.[1]
Behaviour
[edit]The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in South Australia and Western Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Black-naped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.