Species Furina tristis Günther, 1858
Brown-headed Snake
- Glyphodon tristis Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 281 pp. [211].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.18.99, NE coast of Australia. - Denisonia fenestrata De Vis, C.W. 1905. A new genus of lizards. Annals of the Queensland Museum 6: 46-52 pl. 15 [50].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM J200 (other syntypes presumed lost), 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. [226]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape York, QLD; extra-limital in New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.
Notes
Non-Australian synonyms:
Mainophis robusta Macleay, W. (1877). The ophidians of the Chevert Expedition. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 2: 33-41 [36] [1878 on title page].
Type data: syntypes AM R31896-7.
Type locality: Mawatta, Binaturi River (as Katow), Papua New Guinea.
General References
Shine, R. 1981. Ecology of Australian elapid snakes of the genera Furina and Glyphodon. Journal of Herpetology 15: 219-224 (ecology)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Brown-headed Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |