Cryptophis nigrostriatus
| Cryptophis nigrostriatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophis |
| Species: | C. nigrostriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1854) Escoriza Boj, 2005
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Cryptophis nigrostriatus, also known as the black-striped snake, is a species of venomous snake native to Australia and New Guinea. The specific epithet nigrostriatus (“black-striped”) refers to its body markings.[1]
Description[]
The snake is slender and grows to an average of about 50 cm in length. The upper body is reddish-brown to pink, with a black, full-length vertebral stripe and dark head.[1]
Behaviour[]
The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of six.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The species occurs in the southern Western Province of Papua New Guinea, and in Australia from the northern Cape York Peninsula south-eastwards through eastern Queensland to Rockhampton. It inhabits dry woodlands. The type locality is near Rockhampton.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Black-striped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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- Cryptophis
- Snakes of Australia
- Snakes of New Guinea
- Reptiles of Queensland
- Taxa named by Gerard Krefft
- Reptiles described in 1854
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