| Dunmall's snake | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [1]
The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen. [3]
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]
The preferred natural habitats of F. dunmalli are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft). [1]
F. dunmalli is terrestrial and nocturnal. [1]
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