Species Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)
Gould's Hooded Snake
- Elaps gouldii Gray, J.E. 1841. Description of some new species and four new genera of reptiles from Western Australia, discovered by John Gould, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 42: 86-91 [91].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.21.73, WA. - Denisonia spectabilis nullarbor Storr, G.M. 1981. The Denisonia gouldii species-group (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 501-515 [512].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R66626, 4 km S of (new) Eucla, Western Australia [31°43'S, 128°52'E].
Paratype(s) WAM various, various locations in south-eastern WA; WAM R25468, South Australia: 40 km SSE of Ooldea. - Rhinoplocephalus spectabilis bushi Storr, G.M. 1988. A new Rhinoplocephalus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(1): 137-138 [137].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R96223, Scaddan, WA [33°27'S, 121°44'E].
Paratype(s) WAM R83986, 93558, 96224, Eucla Division (WA), Scaddan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Maryan, B., Brennan, I.G., Hutchinson, M.N. & Geidans, L.S 2020. What’s under the hood? Phylogeny and taxonomy of the snake genera Parasuta Worrell and Suta Worrell (Squamata: Elapidae), with a description of a new species from the Pilbara, Western Australia. Zootaxa 4778(1): 1-47 [7]
Generic Combinations
- Suta spectabilis bushi (Storr, 1981).
- Parasuta spectabilis bushi (Storr, 1988). —
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [913] - Rhinoplocephalus gouldii bushi (Storr, 1988). —
Ehmann, H. 1992. Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson Vol. 3 pp.xv, 495 p. [443] - Rhinoplocephalus gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Storr, G.M. 1985. Phylogenetic relationships of Australian elapid snakes: external morphology with an emphasis on species in Western Australia. pp. 221-222 in Grigg, G., Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (Eds.). Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles. Sydney : Surrey Beatty & Sons pp.x, 527. [222] - Hoplocephalus gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Krefft, G. 1869. The Snakes of Australia; an Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of all the Known Species. Sydney : Govt. Printer xxv 100 pp. [60] - Denisonia gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xiv 727 pp. 25 pls. [342] - Rhinoplocephalus gouldii gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Ehmann, H. 1992. Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson Vol. 3 pp.xv, 495 p. [443] - Parasuta gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Worrell, E. 1961. Herpetological name changes. Western Australian Naturalist 8: 18-27 [26] - Unechis gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
Cogger, H.G. 1975. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 584 pp. [406] - Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841). —
McDowell, S.B. 1970. On the status and relationships of the Solomon Island elapid snakes. Journal of Zoology, London 161: 145-190 [188] - Parasuta nullarbor (Storr, 1981). —
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] [47] - Parasuta spectabilis nullarbor (Storr, 1981). —
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [913] - Rhinoplocephalus nullarbor (Storr, 1981). —
Ehmann, H. 1992. Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus & Robertson Vol. 3 pp.xv, 495 p. [444] - Suta spectabilis nullarbor (Storr, 1981).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From Kalbarri, WA and throughout southwestern WA, and east through southern SA to just west of Ceduna.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Cryptozoic, nocturnal, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Viviparous.
General References
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [911] (as Parasuta gouldii)
Maryan, B., Brennan, I.G., Hutchinson, M.N. & Geidans, L.S 2020. What’s under the hood? Phylogeny and taxonomy of the snake genera Parasuta Worrell and Suta Worrell (Squamata: Elapidae), with a description of a new species from the Pilbara, Western Australia. Zootaxa 4778(1): 1-47
Shine, R. 1979. Activity patterns in Australian elapid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetologica 35: 1-11 (behaviour)
Storr, G.M. 1981. The Denisonia gouldii species-group (Serpentes: Elapidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 501-515 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [45] (Gould's Hooded Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 | Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843 | 09-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Feb-2022 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 25-Sep-2020 | MOVED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |