Furina tristis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Furina
Species: Furina tristis

Name

Furina tristis (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.99, adult ♂, collected by J. MacGillivray between 1842–1850.
• Type locality: “N.E. Coast of Australia”.

Combinations

• Glyphodon tristis Günther, 1858: 211 [original combination]
• Brachysoma triste — Günther, 1863 [subsequent combination]
• Furina tristis — Storr, 1981 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Furina tristis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
• Tallowin, O., O'Shea, M., Hoskin, C., Vanderduys, E., Amey, A. & Couper, P. 2018. IUCN: Furina tristis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T42493112A42493123. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42493112A42493123.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Brown-headed Snake