Snakes of the genus Hoplocephalus have a pair of large grooved venom fangs, which are followed by two or three small maxillary teeth. The mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly. The head is distinct from the neck. The eye is rather small, with a round pupil. There is no loreal scale. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and are arranged in 21 rows at midbody. The subcaudals are entire (undivided).[2]
Species
The genus Hoplocephalus contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.[3]
^Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 757 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Genus Hoplocephalus, p. 348).
^Genus Hoplocephalus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification de SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleicheden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Hoplocephalus, new genus, p. 172). (in German and Latin).
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hoplocephalus, genus, venomous, snakes, family, elapidae, genus, endemic, australia, three, species, recognized, bungaroidesscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, reptiliaorder, squamatasuborder, serpentesfamily, ela. Hoplocephalus is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae The genus is endemic to Australia Three species are recognized Hoplocephalus bungaroidesScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ElapidaeSubfamily HydrophiinaeGenus HoplocephalusWagler 1830 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Species 3 References 4 Further readingDescription EditSnakes of the genus Hoplocephalus have a pair of large grooved venom fangs which are followed by two or three small maxillary teeth The mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly The head is distinct from the neck The eye is rather small with a round pupil There is no loreal scale The dorsal scales are smooth without apical pits and are arranged in 21 rows at midbody The subcaudals are entire undivided 2 Species EditThe genus Hoplocephalus contains the following species which are recognized as being valid 3 Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Jan 1859 pale headed snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides Schlegel 1837 broad headed snake Hoplocephalus stephensii Krefft 1869 Stephens s banded snakeNota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hoplocephalus References Edit Wikispecies Boulenger GA 1896 Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum Natural History Volume III Containing the Colubridae Opisthoglyphae and Proteroglyphae London Trustees of the British Museum Natural History Taylor and Francis printers xiv 757 pp Plates I XXV Genus Hoplocephalus p 348 Genus Hoplocephalus at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Wikispecies has information related to Hoplocephalus Further reading EditWagler J 1830 Naturliches System der AMPHIBIEN mit vorangehender Classification de SAUGTHIERE und VOGEL Ein Beitrag zur vergleicheden Zoologie Munich Stuttgart and Tubingen J G Cotta vi 354 pp one plate Hoplocephalus new genus p 172 in German and Latin This Elapidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoplocephalus amp oldid 1171052364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
