The brown-headed snake (Furina tristis) is a small venomous reptile native to the Cape York peninsula in northeastern Australia.[2]
| Brown-headed snake | |
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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: | Furina |
| Species: | F. tristis
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| Binomial name | |
| Furina tristis Günther, 1858
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References
edit- ^ Tallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P. (2018). "Furina tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42493112A42493123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42493112A42493123.en. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (19 March 2013). "Species Furina tristis Günther, 1858". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 October 2017.