Neelaps bimaculatus

Neelaps bimaculatus, also known as the black-naped snake, western black-naped snake or black-naped burrowing snake, is a species of burrowing mildly venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet bimaculatus (“two-spotted”) refers to the distinctive black patches on head and nape.

Neelaps bimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Neelaps
Species:
N. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Neelaps bimaculatus
Synonyms
  • Furina bimaculata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  • Vermicella bimaculata Glauert, 1950
  • Narophis bimaculatus Worrell, 1961
  • Simoselaps bimaculatus Cogger, 1992

Description

The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.[1]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia and Western Australia.[1]

References
  1. "Black-naped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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