| Neelaps bimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Neelaps |
| Species: | N. bimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neelaps bimaculatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | |
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Neelaps bimaculatus, also known as the black-naped snake, western black-naped snake or black-naped burrowing snake, is a species of burrowing mildly venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet bimaculatus (“two-spotted”) refers to the distinctive black patches on head and nape.
Description
The species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.
Behaviour
The species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in South Australia and Western Australia.
References
- ^ "Black-naped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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| Neelaps bimaculatus | |
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