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{{Short description|Species of snake}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Dunmall's snake
| name = Dunmall's snake
| image =
| image =
| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Furina
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = dunmalli
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| authority = ([[Eric Worrell|Worrell]], 1955)
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
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| synonyms = *''Glyphodon dunmalli'' <br>{{small|Worrell, 1955}}
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
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*''Furina dunmalli'' <br>{{small|— [[Harold Cogger|Cogger]], 2000}}
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| synonyms_ref =<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Furina|species=dunmalli}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Wilson, S. |author-link=species:Steve K. Wilson |author2=Vanderduys, E. |author2-link=species:Eric P. Vanderduys |author3=Venz, M. |author3-link=species:Melanie Faye Venz |author4=Sanderson, C. |author4-link=species:Christopher Sanderson |author5=Hutchinson, M. |author5-link=species:Mark Norman Hutchinson |date=2018 |title=''Furina dunmalli '' |volume=2018 |page=e.T8767A83452466 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T8767A83452466.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| familia = [[Elapidae]]
| genus = ''[[Furina]]''
| species = '''''F. dunmalli'''''
| binomial = ''Furina dunmalli''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Eric Worrell|Worrell]], 1955)
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| synonyms = *''Glyphodon dunmalli'' <small>Worrell, 1955</small>
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*''Furina dunmalli'' <small>&mdash; [[Harold Cogger|Cogger]], 2000</small><ref>The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
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'''Dunmall's snake''' (''Furina dunmalli'' ) is a [[species]] of [[venom]]ous [[snake]] in the [[Elapidae]] [[Family (biology)|family]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]].<ref name="ARASG1996"/>
'''Dunmall's snake''' ('''''Furina dunmalli''''') is a [[species]] of [[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Elapidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''dunmalli'', is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the [[Type (biology)|type]] specimen.<ref>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 dunmalli'', p. 77).</ref>
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''dunmalli'', is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the [[Type (biology)|type]] specimen.<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Furina dunmalli'', p. 77).</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
It has a patchy distribution in southeastern [[Queensland]] and the border area with [[New South Wales]] from [[Yelarbon]]; [[Texas, Queensland]]; and [[Ashford, New South Wales|Ashford]]. Westerly distribution is in the [[Carnarvon National Park]], and north to [[Rockhampton]] on the coast, and [[Clermont, Queensland|Clermont]] west of the [[Great Dividing Range]] <ref>Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf</ref>
''F. dunmalli'' has a patchy distribution in southeastern [[Queensland]] and the border area with [[New South Wales]] from [[Yelarbon]]; [[Texas, Queensland]]; and [[Ashford, New South Wales|Ashford]]. Westerly distribution is in the [[Carnarvon National Park]], and north to [[Rockhampton]] on the coast, and [[Clermont, Queensland|Clermont]] west of the [[Great Dividing Range]].<ref>Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604114927/http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf |date=2011-06-04 }}</ref>


==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]]s of ''F. dunmalli'' are [[forest]] and [[shrubland]], at altitudes of {{cvt|200|–|500|m|ft}}.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>


==Behavior==
<ref name="ARASG1996">Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8767/all ''Furina dunmalli'']. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.</ref>
''F. dunmalli'' is [[Terrestrial locomotion|terrestrial]] and [[Nocturnality|nocturnal]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>

==Diet==
''F. dunmalli'' [[Predation|preys]] upon small [[lizard]]s.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021"/>

==Reproduction==
''F. dunmalli'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[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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*[[Eric Worrell|Worrell E]]. 1955. A New Elapine Snake from Queensland. ''Proc. Royal Zool. Soc. New South Wales'' '''1953-54''': 41-43. (''Glyphodon dunmalli, sp. nov.'').
*[[species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson S]], [[species: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:Reptiles of Australia]]
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*[[Eric Worrell|Worrell E]] (1955). "A New Elapine Snake from Queensland". ''Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales'' '''1953-54''': 41–43. (''Glyphodon dunmalli'', new species).


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Latest revision as of 16:00, 18 August 2023

Dunmall's snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Furina
Species:
F. dunmalli
Binomial name
Furina dunmalli
(Worrell, 1955)
Synonyms[2]
  • Glyphodon dunmalli
    Worrell, 1955
  • Furina dunmalli
    — Cogger, 2000

Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.[3]

Geographic range

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F. dunmalli has a patchy distribution in southeastern Queensland and the border area with New South Wales from Yelarbon; Texas, Queensland; and Ashford. Westerly distribution is in the Carnarvon National Park, and north to Rockhampton on the coast, and Clermont west of the Great Dividing Range.[4]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of F. dunmalli are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft).[1]

Behavior

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F. dunmalli is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Diet

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F. dunmalli preys upon small lizards.[1]

Reproduction

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F. dunmalli is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Wilson, S.; Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Sanderson, C.; Hutchinson, M. (2018). "Furina dunmalli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T8767A83452466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T8767A83452466.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Furina dunmalli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Furina dunmalli, p. 77).
  4. ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
  • Worrell E (1955). "A New Elapine Snake from Queensland". Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1953-54: 41–43. (Glyphodon dunmalli, new species).



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