Brachyurophis

Brachyurophis is a genus of elapid snakes known as shovel-nosed snakes, so named because of their shovel-nosed snout which is used to burrow. The genus has eight recognized species, which are all found in Australia.

Species

Brachyurophis approximans – North-western shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis australis – coral snake, Eastern shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis campbelli – Cape York shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis fasciolatus – Narrow-banded shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis incinctus – Unbanded shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis morrisi – Arnhem shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis roperi – Northern shovel-nosed snake
Brachyurophis semifasciatus – Southern shovel-nosed snake

The above species are sometimes included in the genus Simoselaps, sensu lato.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyurophis.

Geographic distribution

B. approximans - Western Australia North West Coastal and Western Plateau.B. australis - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.B. fasciolatus - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory.B. incinctus - Northern Territory and Queensland.B. morrisi - Northern Territory North Coast.B. roperi - Northern Territory and Western Australia North Coast.B. semifasciata - Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory.