Furina tristis (Günther, 1858) is a animal in the Elapidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Furina tristis (Günther, 1858)

Furina tristis (Günther, 1858)

Furina tristis, the brown-headed snake, is a small venomous reptile native to northeastern Australia's Cape York peninsula.

Family
Genus
Furina
Order
Class
Squamata

About Furina tristis (Günther, 1858)

Furina tristis (Günther, 1858), commonly known as the brown-headed snake, is a small venomous reptile. It is native to Cape York peninsula in northeastern Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Elapidae Furina

More from Elapidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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