Neelaps

Neelaps (commonly known as the black-striped burrowing snake or western black-striped snake) is a genus of snake in the family Elapidae that contains the species Neelaps calonotus and Neelaps bimaculatus.[2]

Neelaps
Black-naped snake (Neelaps bimaculatus)

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Neelaps
Günther, 1863
Species:
N. calonotus
Binomial name
Neelaps calonotus
Synonyms
  • Furina calonotos
  • Neelaps caledonicus
  • Furina calonota
  • Neelaps neocaledonicus
  • Vermicella calonota
  • Melwardia calonota
  • Simoselaps calonotus
  • Simoselaps calonota
  • Vermicella calonotus
Black-striped burrowing snake (Neelaps calonotus)

It is found in Australia.

References
  1. Gaikhorst, G., Valentine, L., Craig, M., Sanderson, C., Ford, S. & Teale, R. 2017. Vermicella calonotus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T20230A101752546. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20230A101752546.en. Downloaded on 19 October 2018.
  2. Neelaps calonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 December 2016.


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