AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Elapidae / Furina
Naped snakes
Furina
- Duméril, 1853
Pronunciation: | fue-REE-nah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | possibly after the Roman goddess, Furrina.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
Some members of this genus were previously placed in Glyphodon. |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: red-naped snake (Furina diadema) at 40 cm Longest Australian species: brown-headed snake (Furina tristis) at up to 100 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Storr, G. M.; Smith, L. A.; & Johnstone, R. E. (2002). Snakes of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum. 309 - search web for this book
- Wilson, Steve (2005). A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland. Reed New Holland. 256pp
- Cogger, Harold G. (2000). Reptiles & amphibians of Australia. Reed New Holland. 808 pp - search web for this book
- Scanlon, John D. (2003). The Australian elapid genus Cacophis: morphology and phylogeny of rainforest crowned snakes. Herpetological Journal, 13:1-20.
- Kinghorn, J.R. (1939). Two Queensland snakes. Records of the Australian Museum, 20(4):257-260.