Elapid Land Snakes (Family Elapidae, Subfamily Elapinae): South-east Queensland
Elapids are venomous snakes with fangs (hollow teeth connected via ducts to venom glands near the eyes) that are fixed at the front of the upper jaw. The majority of Australian elapids are inoffensive and virtually harmless. Twenty-two species of elapid land snakes live in, or near, the Greater Brisbane Region. Eight of these are considered capable of inflicting potentially fatal bites. Arranged in alphabetical order by scientific name.
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Bite |
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| Acanthophis antarcticus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Brachyurophis australis | virtually harmless | ||
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| Cacophis harriettae | virtually harmless | ||
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| Cacophis krefftii | virtually harmless | ||
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| Cacophis squamulosus | may cause severe | ||
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| Cryptophis boschmai | weakly venomous | ||
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| Cryptophis nigrescens | potentially fatal | ||
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| Demansia psammophis | may cause severe | ||
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| Demansia vestigiata | may cause severe | ||
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| Furina diadema | virtually harmless | ||
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| Hemiaspis damelii | weakly venomous | ||
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| Hemiaspis signata | may cause severe | ||
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| Hoplocephalus bitorquatus | potentially dangerous | ||
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| Hoplocephalus stephensii | potentially dangerous | ||
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| Notechis scutatus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Oxyuranus scutellatus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Pseudechis guttatus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Pseudechis porphyriacus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Pseudonaja textilis | potentially fatal | ||
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| Suta dwyeri | weakly venomous | ||
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| Tropidechis carinatus | potentially fatal | ||
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| Vermicella annulata | weakly venomous | ||
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