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title: "Golden-crowned Snake"
description: "Cacophis squamulosus — Répteis. The golden-crowned snake (Cacophis squamulosus) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/golden-crowned-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden-crowned Snake

> Cacophis squamulosus — Répteis. The golden-crowned snake (Cacophis squamulosus) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Cacophis squamulosus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1165
- Wikidata: [Q2932575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2932575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35046](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35046)

## Names

- en: Golden-crowned Snake

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1112)

## Summary

The golden-crowned snake (Cacophis squamulosus) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-crowned_snake

## Photo

![Golden-crowned Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-crowned-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338976761

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-crowned-snake?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).