Dunmall's snake
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Furina dunmalli

Dunmall's snake (Furina dunmalli ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Animal name origin

The specific name, dunmalli, is in honor of William "Bill" Dunmall, who collected the type specimen.

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F. dunmalli has a patchy distribution in southeastern Queensland and the border area with New South Wales from Yelarbon; Texas, Queensland; and Ashford. Westerly distribution is in the Carnarvon National Park, and north to Rockhampton on the coast, and Clermont west of the Great Dividing Range

References

1. Dunmall's snake Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmall's_snake
2. Dunmall's snake on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8767/83452466

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