Brachyurophis campbelli, also known as the Cape York shovel-nosed snake or Einasliegh shovel-nosed snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet campbelli honours a Mr W.D. Campbell who collected the type specimen in 1928 in the vicinity of Almaden, Queensland.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Brachyurophis |
| Species: | B. campbelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachyurophis campbelli (Kinghorn, 1929)
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Description
editThe species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. There are dark brown to black bands along the length of the orange to reddish-brown body, the dark bands similar in width to the spaces separating them. The belly is whitish.[2]
Behaviour
editThe species is oviparous. It is presumed to feed on reptile eggs.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in northern Queensland, including the Cape York Peninsula, its range extending as far south as Longreach, in woodland habitats.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Brachyurophis campbelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102706052A102706107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102706052A102706107.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Cape York shovel-nosed snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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