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Southern Dwarf Crowned Snake
Cacophis krefftii
Cacophis krefftii is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
From the article Cacophis krefftii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. krefftii may attain a total length (including tail) of 34.5 cm (13.6 in). Dorsally, it is dark gray, with a yellow nuchal collar. Ventrally it is yellow, with some black at the edges of the ventral scales.
Range & habitat
The geographic range of C. krefftii extends from the Central Coast of New South Wales to South East Queensland.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
C. krefftii is terrestrial and nocturnal. When threatened it may raise the anterior part of its body, in the manner of a cobra.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The specific name, krefftii, is in honor of German-born Australian naturalist Gerard Krefft.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cacophis krefftii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35047.