Species Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)
Ringed Brown Snake
- Cacophis modesta Günther, A. 1872. Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 9: 13-37 [35, pl. 3 fig. C].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.17.46, WA, NW Australia and Perth, WA; BMNH 1946.1.18.42, Perth; BMNH 1946.1.18.44, 'North-western Australia'. - Furina ramsayi Macleay, W. 1885. On a new snake from the Barrier Ranges. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 61-62 [1886 on title page] [61].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM B5945, Milparinka, Barrier Ranges, NSW (original register entry and type labels cite Silverton, NSW); AM B5947–8. - Brachysoma sutherlandi De Vis, C.W. 1884. Descriptions of a new snake with a synopsis of the genus Hoplocephalus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 138-140 [139].
Type data:
Holotype QM J190, Carl Creek, Norman River, 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. [233]
Generic Combinations
- Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, diurnal, low open shrubland, low shrubland, open scrub, oviparous, predator, tall shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Gillam, M.W. 1979. The genus Pseudonaja (Serpentes: Elapidae) in the Northern Territory. Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission Research Bulletin 1: 1-28 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Ringed Brown Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |