AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Elapidae / Elapognathus
Western crowned/short-nosed snake
Elapognathus
- Boulenger, 1896
| Pronunciation: | el-AH-poh-GNAH-thus | |||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'Elaps jaw', after another genus of snakes. | |||||||||||||||
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| Notes: | The western crowned snake (Elapognathus coronatus) was previously placed in Drysdalia. | |||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: western crowned snake (Elapognathus coronatus) at 40 cm Longest Australian species: western crowned snake (Elapognathus coronatus) at up to 40 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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