CAVS: 5312
Species Antaioserpens albiceps (Boulenger, 1898)
North-eastern Plain-nosed Burrowing Snake
- Pseudelaps albiceps Boulenger, G.A. 1898. Description of two new snakes from Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 2: 414 [414].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.17.50, Port Douglas, QLD. - Denisonia rostralis De Vis, C.W. 1911. Description of snakes apparently new. Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 22-25 [23].
Type data:
Holotype QM J193 1 specimen, Stannary Hills, QLD. - Rhynchelaps fuscicollis Lönnberg, E. & Andersson, L.G. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. VII. Reptiles collected in northern Queensland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(7): 1-9 [9].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM 2454, Cairns, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Antaioserpens albiceps (Boulenger, 1898). —
Couper, P.J., Peck, S.R., Emery, J.-P. & Keogh. J.S. 2016. Two snakes from eastern Australia (Serpentes: Elapidae); a revised concept of Antaioserpens warro (De Vis) and a redescription of A. albiceps (Boulenger). Zootaxa 4097(3): 396–408 [402]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Common Name References
Couper, P.J., Peck, S.R., Emery, J.-P. & Keogh. J.S. 2016. Two snakes from eastern Australia (Serpentes: Elapidae); a revised concept of Antaioserpens warro (De Vis) and a redescription of A. albiceps (Boulenger). Zootaxa 4097(3): 396–408 (North-eastern Plain-nosed Burrowing Snake)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antaioserpens Wells & Wellington, 1985 | 30-Mar-2017 | ADDED |