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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The [[holotype]] of ''F. barnardi'' has a total length of {{convert|48|cm|in|abbr=on}}, which includes a tail {{convert|6|cm|in|abbr=on}}. In alcohol, the head and neck are blackish, with a yellowish patch on the nape of the neck. The body is uniformly reddish brown [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsally]], and uniformly yellowish ventrally.<ref>[[James Roy Kinghorn|Kinghorn JR]] (1939).</ref> |
The [[holotype]] of ''F. barnardi'' has a total length of {{convert|48|cm|in|abbr=on}}, which includes a tail {{convert|6|cm|in|abbr=on}}. In alcohol, the head and neck are blackish, with a yellowish patch on the nape of the neck. The body is uniformly reddish brown [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsally]], and uniformly yellowish ventrally.<ref>[[James Roy Kinghorn|Kinghorn JR]] (1939).</ref> |
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==Behavior== |
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==Reproduction== |
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''F. barnardi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> [[Clutch (eggs)|Clutch]] size is 7–10 eggs.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> |
''F. barnardi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> [[Clutch (eggs)|Clutch]] size is 7–10 eggs.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*[[Harold Cogger|Cogger HG]] (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. {{ISBN|978-0643100350}}. |
*[[Harold Cogger|Cogger HG]] (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. {{ISBN|978-0643100350}}. |
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*[[James Roy Kinghorn|Kinghorn JR]] (1939). "Two Queensland snakes". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' '''20''' (4): 257–260. (''Glyphodon barnardi'', new species, pp. |
*[[James Roy Kinghorn|Kinghorn JR]] (1939). "Two Queensland snakes". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' '''20''' (4): 257–260. (''Glyphodon barnardi'', new species, pp. 258–259, Figures 1–2). |
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*[[Stephen Karl "Steve Wilson|Wilson S]], [[Gerry Swan|Swan G]] (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. {{ISBN|978-1921517280}}. |
*[[Stephen Karl "Steve Wilson|Wilson S]], [[Gerry Swan|Swan G]] (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. {{ISBN|978-1921517280}}. |
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[[Category:Snakes of Australia]] |
[[Category:Snakes of Australia]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles described in 1939]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by James Roy Kinghorn]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 18 August 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Furina |
| Species: | F. barnardi
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| Furina barnardi (Kinghorn, 1939)
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The yellow-naped snake (Furina barnardi), also known commonly as Barnard's snake, is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northeastern Australia.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, barnardi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Henry "Harry" Greensill Barnard (1869–1966).[4]
Geographic range
[edit]F. barnardi is found in northeastern Queensland, Australia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of F. barnardi are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Description
[edit]The holotype of F. barnardi has a total length of 48 cm (19 in), which includes a tail 6 cm (2.4 in). In alcohol, the head and neck are blackish, with a yellowish patch on the nape of the neck. The body is uniformly reddish brown dorsally, and uniformly yellowish ventrally.[5]
Behavior
[edit]A nocturnal species, F. barnardi shelters during the day under leaf litter and fallen logs, and in burrows and soil cracks.[1]
Diet
[edit]F. barnardi preys upon skinks, especially those of the genus Sphenomorphus.[6]
Reproduction
[edit]F. barnardi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 7–10 eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Vanderduys, E.; Wilson, S.; Venz, M.; Hobson, R.; Macdonald, S.M (2018). "Furina barnardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42493070A42493076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42493070A42493076.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Furina barnardi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (4 November 2013). "Species Furina barnardi (Kinghorn, 1939)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Furina barnardi, p. 17).
- ^ Kinghorn JR (1939).
- ^ Shine R (1981). "Ecology of Australian Elapid Snakes of the Genera Furina and Glyphodon ". Journal of Herpetology 15 (2): 219–224. (Glyphodon barnardi).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Kinghorn JR (1939). "Two Queensland snakes". Records of the Australian Museum 20 (4): 257–260. (Glyphodon barnardi, new species, pp. 258–259, Figures 1–2).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.