Furina
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| Furina | |
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| Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Furina Duméril, 1853 |
Furina is a genus of venomous, elapid snakes found in Australia. It contains five species of which there are no subspecies.
[edit] Species
| Species | Authority | Common name | Geographic range |
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| F. barnardi | Kinghorn, 1939 | Yellow-naped snake | Australia (north-east Queensland, from Port Curtis in the south to Cape York Peninsula) |
| F. diadema | Schlegel, 1837 | Red-naped snake | Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria) |
| F. dunmalli | Worrell, 1955 | Dunmall's snake | Australia (south-east Queensland) |
| F. ornata | Gray, 1842 | Orange-naped snake | Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia) |
| F. tristis | Günther, 1858 | Grey-naped snake | Australia (Queensland, Cape York Peninsula), Islands of Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea (south-east Irian Jaya) |
[edit] External links
- Genus Furina at The Reptile Database
