Genus Stegonotus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
- Stegonotus Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. 1854. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 7(1) xvi 780 pp. [680].
Type species:
Stegonotus mulleri Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 by monotypy. - Zamenophis 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 [21].
Type species:
Zamenophis australis Günther, 1872 by monotypy.
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. [213]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
COLUBRIDAE: Stegonotus cucullatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [replaced by S. australis in Australia, see Kaiser et al. (2018) for details] — Kaiser, C.M., Kaiser, H. & O'Shea M. 2018. The taxonomic history of Indo-Papuan groundsnakes, genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854 (Colubridae), with some taxonomic revisions and the designation of a neotype for S. parvus (Meyer, 1874). Zootaxa 4512: 1-73 [27]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Molluccas.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 07-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | COLUBRIDAE Oppel, 1811 | 06-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |