Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Brachyurophis
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Australian Shovel-nosed Snakes
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Australische Schaufelnasenottern
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Skovlnæsegiftsnoge
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1863 |  |
Brachyurophis Günther (type species: Brachyurophis semifasciata Günther 1863) |
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1872 | |
Rhinelaps Günther (type species: Rhinelaps fasciolatus Günther 1872; syn. Wilson & Swan 2010) |
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1896 | |
Hornea Lucas & Frost (type species: Hornea pulchella Lucas & Frost 1896; syn. Wilson & Swan 2010) |
Contents:
8 species, all of which are endemic.
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Vermicella (e.g., Storr 1968)
or, more recently, of
Simoselaps (e.g., Mengden 1983; Cogger 1975, 1992; Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Considered a valid genus in most recent works (e.g., Wells & Wellington 1985; Aplin & Smith 2001; Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004; Wilson 2005; Hutchinson 2010; Wilson & Swan 2010).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Brachyurophis approximans
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Northwestern Shovel-nosed Snake
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Nordwestliche Schaufelnasenotter
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Nordvestlig Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1954 | |
Rhynchoelaps approximans Glauert |
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Rhinelaps approximans Worrell 1963 |
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Vermicella semifasciata approximans Storr 1968 |
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Vermicella approximans Storr 1978 |
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Simoselaps approximans Mengden 1983 |
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Brachyurophis approximans Aplin & Smith 2001 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Brachyurophis australis
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Eastern Shovel-nosed Snake, Shovel-nosed Coral Snake, (Australian Coral Snake)
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Östliche Schaufelnasenotter
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Østlig Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1864 | |
Simotes australis Krefft |
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Brachyurophis australis Günther 1865 |
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Rhynchelaps australis Boulenger 1896 |
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Simoselaps australis Cogger 1975 |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Brachyurophis campbelli
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Einasleigh Shovel-nosed Snake
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Nordöstliche Schaufelnasenotter
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Nordøstlig Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1929 | |
Rhynchoelaps campbelli Kinghorn |
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Brachyurophis campbelli Minton & al. 1970 |
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Simoselaps semifasciatus campbelli Cogger 1986 |
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1934 | |
Rhynchelaps woodjonesi Thomson (Cogger 2014) |
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Brachyurophis woodjonesii Worrell 1963 |
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Simoselaps semifasciatus woodjonesi Wilson & Knowles 1988 |
Other common names:
woodjonesi: Cape York Shovel-nosed Snake
Remarks:
Regarded as a subspecies or synonym of semifasciatus by some authors (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983; Wilson & Swan 2010) or of roperi (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), but as a separate species by others (e.g., Cogger 2014).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Brachyurophis fasciolatus
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Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake, Narrow-banded Snake, Narrow-banded Burrowing Snake
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Schmalgebänderte Schaufelnasenotter
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Smalbåndet Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1872 | |
Rhinelaps fasciolatus Günther |
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Rhynchelaps fasciolatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Vermicella fasciolata Storr 1968 |
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Simoselaps fasciolatus Cogger 1975 |
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Brachyurophis fasciolata Aplin & Smith 2001 |
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1893 | |
Vermicella fasciata Stirling & Zietz |
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Simoselaps fasciolata fasciata Cogger 1975 |
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Simoselaps fasciata Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Brachyurophis fasciolata fasciata Aplin & Smith 2001 |
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1896 | |
Hornea pulchella Lucas & Frost (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Simoselaps pulchellus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Brachyurophis incinctus
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Unbanded Shovel-nosed Snake, Unbanded Burrowing Snake, (Northern Desert Banded Snake)
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Bandlose Schaufelnasenotter
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Båndløs Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1968 | |
Vermicella semifasciata incincta Storr |
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Simoselaps incinctus Cogger 1975 |
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Brachyurophis incinctus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland).
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Brachyurophis morrisi
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Arnhem Land Shovel-nosed Snake, (Morris' Shovel-nosed Snake)
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Arnhemland-Schaufelnasenotter
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Arnhemland-skovlnæsegiftsnog
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Simoselaps morrisi Horner |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Brachyurophis roperi
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Northern Shovel-nosed Snake
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Nördliche Schaufelnasenotter
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Nordlig Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1931 | |
Rhynchoelaps roperi Kinghorn |
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Brachyurophis roperi Worrell 1963 |
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Vermicella semifasciata roperi Storr 1968 |
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Simoselaps roperi Wallach 1985 |
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Simoselaps semifasciatus roperi Cogger 1986 |
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Brachyurophis murrayi Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of semifasciata. Treated as a separate species in most recent works (e.g., Hutchinson 1990; David & Ineich 1999; Wilson & Swan 2010).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Brachyurophis semifasciatus
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Southern Shovel-nosed Snake, Southern Half-girdled Snake
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Südliche Schaufelnasenotter
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Sydlig Skovlnæsegiftsnog
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1863 | |
Brachyurophis semifasciata Günther |
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Vermicella semifasciata Storr 1968 |
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Simoselaps semifasciatus Cogger 1975 |
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1863 | |
Elaps rhinostoma Jan (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Pseudoelaps rhinostoma Jan 1863 |
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Furina rhinostoma Müller 1865 |
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1931 | |
Rhynchoelaps smithii Kinghorn (Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Previously included campbelli and roperi.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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