Species Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869
White-crowned Snake
- Cacophis harriettae Krefft, G. 1869. The Snakes of Australia; an Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of all the Known Species. Sydney : Govt. Printer xxv 100 pp. [76, pl. 11 fig. 13] [8 Sept. 1869].
Type data:
Holotype AM 6676, Warro, Port Curtis, QLD. - Cacophis harriettae flavicollis McDowell, S.B. 1967. Aspidomorphus, a genus of New Guinea snakes of the family Elapidae, with notes on related genera. Journal of Zoology, London 151: 497-543 [536].
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]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, diurnal, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Lacertiphagous.
General References
Shine, R. 1980. Comparative ecology of three Australian snake species of the genus Cacophis (Serpentes: Elapidae). Copeia 1980: 831-838 (ecology)
Worrell, E. 1963. Reptiles of Australia; Crocodiles, Turtles, Tortoises, Lizards, Snakes. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xv 207 pp. [125, pl. 56] (an undescribed form referred to by McDowell as Cacophis harriettae flavicollis probably represents a species distinct from Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (White-crowned Snake)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |