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Species profile—Hoplocephalus stephensii (Stephens' banded snake)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Hoplocephalus stephensii (Stephens' banded snake)

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Elapidae (elapid snakes)
Scientific name
Hoplocephalus stephensii Krefft, 1869
Common name
Stephens' banded snake
Type reference
Krefft, G. (1869). The Snakes of Australia; an Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of All Known Species. Sydney: Govt. Printer xxv 100 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
481
Alternate name(s)
Stephen's banded snake
Stephens's banded snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Venomous

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=481.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022