Species Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861)

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Species Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861)

Tiger Snake

Hoplocephalus ater Krefft, G. 1866. Descriptions of three species of snakes of the genus Hoplocephalus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 370-371 [370].
Type data:
Holotype AM 6577, Flinders Range, SA (original register entry cites Port Lincoln, SA as the type locality).
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (recognised as a synonym of Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) based on phylogenetic data).
Notechis ater humphreysi Worrell, E. 1963. Two new subspecies of the elapine genus Notechis from Bass Strait. Australian Reptile Park Records 2: 2-11 [5, fig. 2a-c] [Previous CAVS code: 5106].
Type data:
Holotype AM R17955, New Year Is. near King Is., Bass Strait, TAS.
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (recognised as a synonym of Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) based on phylogenetic data).
Notechis scutatus niger Kinghorn, J.R. 1921. Studies in Australian reptiles. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 13: 143-154 [145, pl. 26 figs 6-8].
Type data:
Holotype AM R7124, Deep Creek, 20 mi[les] from Kingscote, Kangaroo Is., SA.
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (recognised as a synonym of Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) based on phylogenetic data).
Naja (Hamadryas) scutata Peters, W. 1861. Eine zweite übersicht (Vergl. Monatsbericht with 1859 p. 269) der von Hrn. F. Jagor auf Malacca, Java, Borneo und den Philippinen gesammelten und dem Kgl. zoologischen Museum und übersandten Schlangen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1861: 683-691 [1862 on title page] [690].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 2815 (presumed lost), Java (errore).
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (raised to species level based on phylogenetic data).
Notechis edwardsi 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] [46].
Type data:
Holotype AM R74510, Racecourse Lagoon, Uralla, NSW [30°38'S 151°30'E].
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 [66].
Notechis longmorei 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] [46].
Type data:
Holotype AM R74508, Lake George, NSW [35°12'S 149°27'E].
Notechis schwaneri 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] [46].
Type data:
Holotype AM R116990, Williams River 4.5 km above guest house in Barrington Tops National Park, 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 [66].
Notechis scutatus occidentalis Glauert, L. 1948. A western tiger snake, Notechis scutatus occidentalis, subsp. nov. Western Australian Naturalist 1: 139-140 [139].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R9430, unspecified locality, but collector from Bassendean, WA.
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (recognised as a synonym of Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) based on phylogenetic data).
Notechis ater serventyi Worrell, E. 1963. Two new subspecies of the elapine genus Notechis from Bass Strait. Australian Reptile Park Records 2: 2-11 [3, figs 1a-c].
Type data:
Holotype AM R17953, Chappell Is., Furneaux Group, Bass Strait, TAS.
Secondary source:
Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W., & Hayes, C. 2005. Rapid and repeated origin of insular gigantism and dwarfism in Australian tiger snakes. Evolution 59: 226-233 [232] (recognised as a synonym of Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861) based on phylogenetic data).

Generic Combinations

Notechis ater (Krefft, 1866). —
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. [229]
Notechis scutatus ater (Krefft, 1866).
Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861).
Notechis scutatus scutatus (Peters, 1861).

Introduction

The species previously included six former subspecies that were later synonymised based on phylogenetic data (Keogh et al. 2005), including Notechis scutatus ater (Krefft, 1866), Notechis scutatus humphreysi Worrell, 1963, Notechis scutatus niger Kinghorn, 1921, Notechis scutatus occidentalis Glauert, 1948, Notechis scutatus scutatus (Peters, 1861) and Notechis scutatus serventyi Worrell, 1963.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)