Species Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863
Southern Dwarf Crowned Snake
- Cacophis krefftii Günther, A. 1863. Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 12: 348-365 [361].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.17.60, labelled 'North of the Clarence River, NSW' but original description cites 'probably from Port Macquarie, NSW'. - Cacophis fordei Krefft, G. 1869. The Snakes of Australia; an Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of all the Known Species. Sydney : Govt. Printer xxv 100 pp. [75, pl. 12 fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype AM 6672, Pine Mountain, near Ipswich, QLD.
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), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, diurnal, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
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), <1403> (natural history)
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] (Southern Dwarf Crowned Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |