Species Stegonotus australis Günther, 1872
- Zamenophis australis 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 data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.14.93, Cape York, QLD. - Lycodon darnleyensis Macleay, W. 1877. The ophidians of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 33-41 [1878 on title page] [38].
Type data:
Holotype AM R31894, Darnley Is., Torres Strait, QLD. - Herbertophis plumbeus Macleay, W. 1884. Notes on some reptiles from the Herbert River, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 8: 432-436 [1883 on title page] [434].
Type data:
Holotype AM R31895, Ripple Creek, Herbert River, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Stegonotus australis (Günther, 1872). —
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]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Stegonotus cucullatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [a misidentification]. —
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [213] (Zamenophis australis as junior synonym)
Introduction
Widley treated as a synonym of Lycodon cucullatum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 prior to Kaiser et al. (2018) who present evidence for treating the Australian population as S. australis (Günther, 1872:21)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coast and adjacent wetter areas of northern NT and north-eastern QLD
Australian Endemic.
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)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUBRIDAE Oppel, 1811 | 02-Feb-2023 | ADDED |