''Cryptophis'' is a
genus of
venomous snakes in the
family Elapidae. The genus is native to
Australia
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and
New Guinea.
Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid.
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*'']Cryptophis boschmai
''Cryptophis boschmai'', also known Common name, commonly as the Carpentaria snake or the Carpentaria whip snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea.
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*''Cryptophis incredibilis
''Cryptophis incredibilis'', also known as the pink snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''incredibilis'' (“incredible”) is presumed to refer to its unusual colouration.
Description
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*''Cryptophis nigrescens
''Cryptophis nigrescens'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
''Cryptophis nigrescens'' was described by Albert Günther in 1862, assigning the new species to ''Hoplocepha ...
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*''Cryptophis nigrostriatus
''Cryptophis nigrostriatus'', also known as the black-striped snake, is a species of venomous snake native to Australia and New Guinea. The specific epithet ''nigrostriatus'' (“black-striped”) refers to its body markings.
Description
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*''Cryptophis pallidiceps
''Cryptophis pallidiceps'', also known as the western Carpentaria snake or northern small-eyed snake, is a species of venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''pallidiceps'' (“pale-headed”) refers to its body markings.
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'' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Cryptophis''.
Etymology
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''boschmai'', is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Rhinoplocephalus boschmai'', p. 32).]
References
Further reading
* Worrell E (1961). "Herpetological Name Changes". ''West Australian Naturalist'' 8: 18–27. (''Cryptophis'', new genus).
Snake genera
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