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.
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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
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Description
editThe species grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.[1]
Behaviour
editThe species is oviparous, with an average clutch size of four.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in South Australia and Western Australia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Black-naped snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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