Species Brachyurophis campbelli (Kinghorn, 1929)
- Rhynchoelaps campbelli Kinghorn, J.R. 1929. Two new snakes from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 17: 190-193 [191, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM R9387, Almaden, QLD. - Rhynchoelaps smithii Kinghorn, J.R. 1931. Herpetological Notes. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 267-269 [267] [errore for Rhynchoelaps roperi Kinghorn, 1931].
- Rhynchelaps woodjonesii Thomson, D.F. 1934. A new snake from north Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1934: 529-531 [529, pl. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NMV (D.F. Thomson Coll. No. 69), Lower Archer River, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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
Generic Combinations
- Brachyurophis campbelli (Kinghorn, 1929).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)
General References
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. [236] (as junior synonym of Simoselaps semifasciatus (Günther, 1863))
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |