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Orange-naped snake |
Alpha, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald |
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Furina ornata | ||||||||
Pronunciation | fue-REE-nah orr-NAH-tah | |||||||
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Etymology |
Furina: possibly after the Roman goddess, Furrina.1
ornata: 'ornate' or 'ornamented'. |
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Other names |
moon snake
Elaps ornatus — GRAY 1842: 55 Brachysoma simile — MACLEAY 1878: 221 Pseudelaps christieanus — FRY 1915: 91 Furina christieanus — WORRELL 1945 Lunelaps christianus — WORRELL 1961 Furina ornata — COGGER 1983: 225 Aspidomorphus christieanus — MINTON et al. 1970 Furina christieanus — UNDERWOOD 1979 Furina ornata — STORR 1981 Lunelaps christieanus — MENGDEN 1983 |
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Range
Found in the following Australian states/territoriesNorthern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia Habitat
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