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Simoselaps
''Simoselaps'', or Australian coral snakes, is a genus composed of 12 species of venomous elapid snakes. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Simoselaps'' are found throughout Australia. Description Australian coral snakes are small snakes. They have smooth and polished scales, shovel-shaped snouts, and are brightly marked with bands or annuli. Habitat and behavior Species of ''Simoselaps'' are found mainly in arid regions. They are burrowing snakes which move beneath the surface through loose sand or soil. At night they come to the surface to feed on small lizards and reptile eggs. Reproduction All species of Australian coral snakes are oviparous and lay clutches of three to five eggs. Species Several of the above species are sometimes placed in the genera ''Brachyurophis'' or ''Neelaps ''Neelaps'' is a genus in the family Elapidae of two snakes that are endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Fasciolatus
''Brachyurophis fasciolatus'' is a species of snake from the family Elapidae, commonly named the narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake, or narrow-banded burrowing snake, and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common names reflect its shovel nose specialization, burrowing behaviour and banded body colour. Description The narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake is on average in total length, reaching to approximately in total length.Cogger, H. (2018). ''Reptiles and amphibians of Australia'' (7th ed.). Genus Brachyurophis (pp. 864-869). Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. Identification of ''B. fasciolatus'' from other species of this genus can be made by inspection of the preocular and nasal scales. This species has a scale situated between the two scales whereas other species of this genus have the preocular and nasal scale in contact. The Narrow-banded burrowing snake has cream to white coloured ventral scales, of which there are 140-175, and 15-30 subcaudal scales of which are divided. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
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Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Company captain Willem Joosten van Colster (or Coolsteerdt) sailed into the Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape Arnhem is named after his ship, the ''Arnhem'', which itself was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands. The area covers about and has an estimated population of 16,000, of whom 12,000 are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Two regions are often distinguished as East Arnhem (Land) and West Arnhem (Land), and North-east Arnhem Land is known to the local Yolŋu people as Miwatj. The region's service hub is Nhulunbuy, east of Darwin, set up in the early 1970s as a mining town for bauxite. Other major population centres are Yirrkala (just outside Nhulunbuy), Gunbalanya (formerly Oenpelli), Ramingining, and Maningri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Horner (herpetologist)
Paul Horner (November 5, 1978 – September 18, 2017) was an American writer, comedian and contributor to fake news websites. The Associated Press, ''The Chicago Tribune'', PolitiFact and ''The Washington Post'' all called Horner a "hoax artist". Early life Horner was born on November 5, 1978 in Minnesota. There he grew up with his family and brother until they moved to Arizona when they became adolescents. Horner developed an interest in politics at an early age, often sketching and creating political cartoons before becoming a writer and web contributor. Lead writer for ''National Report'' Horner was lead writer of the website ''National Report'' since the site's launch. One of his widest-spread fake stories was a piece claiming artist Banksy had been arrested and his identity revealed as Paul Horner, which Horner posted in 2013 and was re-circulated in 2014 and once again in 2017. Horner is still listed as a possible suspect behind Banksy's true identity and some even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Morrisi
''Brachyurophis morrisi'', also known as the Arnhem shovel-nosed snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''morrisi'' honours author and naturalist Ian James Morris for his contributions to knowledge of the animals of the Northern Territory, who first collected the species in 1970. Description The species grows to an average of about 23 cm in length. It is orange-brown in colour and unbanded apart from a dark band across the nape. The body scales are often dark-edged. Behaviour The species is oviparous. It feeds on reptile eggs. Distribution and habitat The species’ range is limited to northern Arnhem Land in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory, where it occurs in woodland dominated by ''Eucalyptus miniata ''Eucalyptus miniata'', commonly known as the Darwin woollybutt or woolewoorrng, is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is endemic to northern Australia. It has rough, fibrous, brownis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dampierland
Dampierland is an interim Australian bioregion in Western Australia.IBRA Version 6.1 data The region is also a distinct physiographic section of the larger Nullagine Platform province, which in turn is part of the larger West Australian Shield division. The bioregion is located in the West Kimberley area and incorporates the country that is adjacent to Broome, including the |
Eric Worrell
Eric Arthur Frederic Worrell ( MBE), (27 October 1924 – 13 July 1987) was an Australian naturalist, herpetologist and writer whose collection of snake venom was essential in the production of snake anti-venom in Australia. History Eric was born at Granville, New South Wales the son of salesman and taxidriverNancy Cushing and Kevin Markwell ''Snake-Bitten: Eric Worrell and the Australian Reptile Park'' University of New South Wales Press (2010) (Charles) Percy Frederic Worrell and his wife Rita Mary Ann Worrell (née Rochester). Eric was educated at Glenmore Road Public School in Paddington then Sydney Boys High School. By the age of 10 he was keenly interested in wildlife, keeping reptiles and other animals at home (first at Paddington then around 1938, to Cecily Street, Lilyfield). He was encouraged in his hobby by his parents and by George Cann, the "Snake Man of La Perouse",Kevin Markwell and Nancy Cushing, 'Worrell, Eric Arthur Frederic (1924–1987)', Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Minimus
''Simoselaps minimus'', also known as the Dampierland burrowing snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''minimus'' (“least”) refers to the species’ relatively small size. Description The species grows to an average of about 22 cm in length. It has a pale brown upper body, cream snout, and two black blotches on head and nape. Behaviour The species is oviparous. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the Dampierland bioregion of the western Kimberley region of Western Australia, where the characteristic habitat is pindan woodland. The type locality is Broome. References minimus The Minimus books are a series of school textbooks, written by Barbara Bell, illustrated by Dr. Helen Forte, and published by the Cambridge University Press, designed to help children of primary school age to learn Latin. The books espouse some of ... Snakes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Littoralis
''Simoselaps littoralis'', also known as the west coast banded snake or coastal burrowing snake, is a species of venomous burrowing snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''littoralis'' (“coastal”) refers to the species’ distribution and habitat. Description The species grows to an average of about 39 cm in length. Behaviour The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in coastal dune and heath habitats along the west coast of Western Australia south of Exmouth Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe and southeast of Exeter. In 2011 it had a population of 34,432, making Exmouth the 5th most populous settlement in Devon. Histo ..., including coastal islands. References littoralis Snakes of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles of Western Australia Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr Repti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Milton Storr
Dr. Glen Milton Storr (22 December 1921 – 26 June 1990) was an Australian ornithologist and herpetologist. He joined the Western Australian Museum in 1962 and became Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology in 1965. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and served as Secretary of the Western Australian Branch of the RAOU in 1954. Storr produced his postgraduate research on kangaroos. His tenure as curator at the WA museum ended in 1986. Career Storr was born in Adelaide in 1921, and had become a cadet land surveyor with the South Australian Lands Department in 1939. World War II interrupted his training when he joined the Australian Infantry in 1942, serving with the Second Ninth Field Regiment in New Guinea and Queensland (1943-1945) Following the war, he became a licensed surveyor in South Australia in 1947. Legacy Storr was one of the most prolific alpha-taxonomists in herpetology, i.e. he described 232 species and subspecies of repti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoselaps Incinctus
''Brachyurophis incinctus'' is a species of snake from the family Elapidae, commonly named the unbanded shovel-nosed snake, and is a species endemic to Australia. Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation, burrowing behaviour and the fact that it is not banded on its body. Description The unbanded shovel-nosed snake is an oviparous, venomous, and small (< 400mm) burrowing snake, which is not banded on its body. Taxonomy ''Brachyurophis incinctus'' is one of eight currently recognised species within the genus ''Brachyurophis''. It was first described by in 1968 as ''Vermicella semifasciata'' subsp. ''incincta''. Distr ...
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Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen am Neckar, Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
