Dunmall's snake ( Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is Endemism to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name,
dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.
[; ; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ( Furina dunmalli, p. 77).]
Geographic range
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.
[Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/draft-brigalow-belt-map10-fdunmalli.pdf ]
Habitat
The preferred natural
of
F. dunmalli are
forest and
shrubland, at altitudes of .
Behavior
F. dunmalli is terrestrial and
Nocturnality.
Diet
F. dunmalli Predation upon small
.
Reproduction
F. dunmalli is
Oviparity.
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Further reading
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Harold Cogger (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
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, (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
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Eric Worrell (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).
