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Narrow-banded Snake - profile

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Scientific name: Brachyurophis fasciolatus
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerableexternal link
Commonwealth status: Not listedexternal link
Profile last updated: 01 Dec 2017

Description

Has irregular, ragged black bands on white and pink background. Dark blotches on head and nape.

Distribution

North-western NSW. Recorded near the Paroo River, White Cliffs and Mutawintji National Park.

Habitat and ecology

  • A nocturnal burrowing snake that shelters under well embedded fallen timber and stumps, in associated soil cracks and holes within litter, or under grass hummocks.
  • Feeds primarily on skinks and reptile eggs.
  • Prefers open woodland or shrubland, sometimes with a hummock grass understorey.

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