Short-nosed snake

Short-nosed snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Elapognathus
Species: E. minor
Binomial name
Elapognathus minor
(Günther, 1863)
Distribution of the short-nosed snake
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplocephalus minor
    Günther, 1863
  • Elapognathus minor
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Notechis minor
    Storr, 1982
  • Elapognathus minor
    Cogger, 1983

The short-nosed snake (Elapognathus minor ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

References

  1. "Elapognathus minor". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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