Species Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864)
Black-striped Snake
- Hoplocephalus nigrostriatus Krefft, G. 1864. Descriptions of three new species of Australian snakes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 180-182 [181].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (presumed lost), neighbourhood of Rockhampton, QLD. - Alecto dorsalis Jan, G. 1863. Elenco Sistematico Degli Ofidi Descritti e Disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan : A. Lombardi 143 pp. [117] [?nom. nud.].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH 479, Australia. - Alecto dorsalis Jan, G. & Sordelli, F. 1873. Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens. Atlas. Milan : Jan & Sordelli 43 pp. [pl. 2 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH 479, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [239]
Generic Combinations
- Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864).
- Unechis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also in New Guinea.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, predator, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [44] (Black-striped Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |