Orange-naped snake

Orange-naped snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Furina (snake)
Species:	F. ornata
Binomial name
Furina ornata (JE Gray, 1842)
Synonyms [2]
Elaps ornatusGray, 1942 Brachysoma simileMacleay, 1878 Denisonia bancroftiDeVis, 1911 Pseudelaps christieanusFry, 1915

The orange-naped snake (Furina ornata), also known as the moon snake, is a small venomous reptile native to northern and northwestern Australia. ^[3]

Distribution

The orange-naped snake is found in much of Western Australia north of Perth, as well as in parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland. It is the only member of the Furina genus found in Western Australia. ^[2]

References

1. Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Furina ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T42493098A42493106. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42493098A42493106.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Storr, Glen Milton (1981). "The genus Furina (Serpentes: Elapidae) In Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 9 (2): 119–123.
3. Australian Biological Resources Study (26 August 2013). "Species Furina ornata (Gray, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 October 2017.