Neelaps bimaculatus

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

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

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Black-naped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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

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