Brachyurophis approximans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Brachyurophis
Species: Brachyurophis approximans

Name

Brachyurophis approximans (Glauert, 1954)

• Holotype: WAM R10768.
• Type locality: “Muccan Station, 23°30'S, 120°00'E, W. A.”

Combinations

• Rhynchoelaps approximans Glauert, 1954: 85 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Glauert, L. 1954. Herpetological miscellanea. III. A new burrowing snake from north-western Australia (Rhynchoelaps approximans, sp. nov.). Western Australian Naturalist 4: 85.

Vernacular names

• English: North-western Shovel-nosed Snake