Species Neelaps calonotos (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Black-striped Burrowing Snake [English], Western Black-striped Snake
- Furina calonotos Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Prodrome général de la classification des serpents. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399-536 [517] [?nom. nud.].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 3943 2 specimens, Australia. - Furina calonotos Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. 1854. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 7(2) 781-1536 pp. [1242, pl. 75 fig. b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 3943, TAS (errore).Secondary source:
Maryan, B., Keogh, J.S. & Bolton, P.E 2023. Phylogeny and morphology of the Australian snake genus Neelaps Günther, 1863 (Squamata: Elapidae), with resurrection of Narophis Worrell, 1961. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 34: 1-25 [16] (updated description).
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. [228]
Generic Combinations
- Vermicella calonota (Glauert, 1950). —
Glauert, L. 1960. A Handbook of Snakes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Naturalists' Club 62 pp. [38] - Melwardia calonota (Worrell, 1960). —
Western Australian Naturalist [132] - Vermicella calonotos (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854). —
Storr, G.M. 1968. The genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50(3): 80-92 [1967 on title page] [85] - Neelaps calonotos (Storr, Smith & Johnstone, 2002). —
Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 2002. Snakes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 2 Ed., pp. 309. [191] - Brachysoma calonotos (Günther, 1858). —
Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 281 pp. [229] - Neelaps calonotus (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854). —
Günther, A. 1863. On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 11: 20-25 [24] - Simoselaps calonotus (Cogger, 1992). —
Cogger, H.G. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 5, 775 pp. [with revised Appendix] [684] - Vermicella calonotus (Wallach, Williams & Boundy, 2014). —
Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, FL, USA : CRC Press 1237 pp. [771] - Pseudelaps calonotus (Jan, 1863). —
Jan, G. 1863. Elenco Sistematico Degli Ofidi Descritti e Disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan : A. Lombardi 143 pp. [116] - Neelaps neocaledonicus (Palacky, 1898) [In error for caledonicus]. —
Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France [121]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, cryptozoic, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Oviparous, lacertiphagous.
General References
Glauert, L. 1960. A Handbook of Snakes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Naturalists' Club 62 pp. (description)
Maryan, B., Keogh, J.S. & Bolton, P.E 2023. Phylogeny and morphology of the Australian snake genus Neelaps Günther, 1863 (Squamata: Elapidae), with resurrection of Narophis Worrell, 1961. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 34: 1-25 [16-20] (redescription and notes on spelling)
Storr, G.M. 1968. The genus Vermicella (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50(3): 80-92 [1967 on title page] (taxonomy)
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. [45] (Western Black-striped Snake)
Maryan, B., Keogh, J.S. & Bolton, P.E 2023. Phylogeny and morphology of the Australian snake genus Neelaps Günther, 1863 (Squamata: Elapidae), with resurrection of Narophis Worrell, 1961. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 34: 1-25 [16] (Black-striped Burrowing Snake [English])
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 31-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 23-Jul-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |