Species Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hoplocephalus ramsayi Krefft, G. 1864. Descriptions of three new species of Australian snakes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 180-182 [180].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (not found), 'neighbourhood of Braidwood', NSW.
• Alecto schmidti Jan, G. & Sordelli, F. 1873. Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens. Atlas. Milan : Jan & Sordelli 43 pp. [pl. 1 fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMH 478, Australia.
• Hoplocephalus bransbyi Macleay, W. 1878. On a new species of Hoplocephalus, from Sutton Forest. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3: 52-54 [52].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM R31922, Sutton Forest, NSW.
• Hoplocephalus brankysi Goldman, J., Hill, L. & Stanbury, P.J. 1969. Type specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. II. Amphibians and Reptiles. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 93: 427-438 [436] [lapsus for Hoplocephalus bransbyi Macleay, 1878].
• Austrelaps paulinus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [44].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM AM R116986 (previously AMF 16615), 1.6 km W of 'The Flags', via Walcha, NSW.

  Secondary source:

   Shea, G.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1-91 [65].

 

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. [219] (in synonymy with Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858))

 

Generic Combinations

• Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864).

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), New England Tablelands (NET), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

General References

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. [218] (as junior synonym of Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858))

 

Common Name References

CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Highland Copperhead)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		22-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)