Cacophis

Cacophis

Taxobox
name = Dwarf Crowned Snakes



image_caption = The Golden-crowned Snake ("Cacophis squamulosus")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Elapidae
genus = "Cacophis"
genus_authority = Günther, 1863
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = Northern Dwarf-crowned Snake, ("Cacophis churchilli")
Wells and Wellington, 1985
White-crowned Snake, ("Cacophis harriettae")
Krefft, 1869
Dwarf-crowned Snake, ("Cacophis krefftii")
Günther, 1863
Golden-crowned Snake, ("Cacophis squamulosus")
Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854
The dwarf-crowned snakes are a group of snakes in the genus "Cacophis" distributed along eastern Australia. The 4 species in this genus are all venomous, but not dangerous to people. They inhabit a variety of forest types, from woodland to rainforest. They are generally nocturnal and feed on lizards and reptile eggs. They have a distinct "crown" on their heads, which gives them their name.

References

* [http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/abrs/fauna/details.pl?pstrVol=REPTILIA;pstrTaxa=2480;pstrChecklistMode=1 Australian Fauna Directory]
*Swan, G.1995. A Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Australia. New Holland: Sydney. ISBN 1-85368-585-2


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