The brown-headed snake (Furina tristis) is a small venomous reptile native to the Cape York peninsula in northeastern Australia.[2]

Brown-headed snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Furina
Species:
F. tristis
Binomial name
Furina tristis
Günther, 1858

References

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  1. ^ Tallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P. (2018). "Furina tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42493112A42493123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42493112A42493123.en. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (19 March 2013). "Species Furina tristis Günther, 1858". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 October 2017.