Species Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)

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• Hoplocephalus carinatus Krefft, G. 1863. Description of a new species of Hoplocephalus with keeled scales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 86 [86, fig.] [an alternate taxonomy (Hoser 2003) considers this taxon more diverse than treated herein, with additional content being: Tropidechis sadlieri Hoser, 2003. This taxonomy has not gained widespread acceptance].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (not found), near Grafton, NSW.

  Secondary source:

   Hoser, R. 2003. The Rough-scaled Snakes, Genus: Tropidechis (Serpentes: Elapidae), including the description of a new species from far north Queensland, Australia. Crocodilian — Journal of the Victorian Association of Amateur Herpetologists 4(2): 11-14.

 

Generic Combinations

• Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, tall forest, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Viviparous, general carnivore.

 

General References

Beard, D.J. 1979. Rough-scaled snake, Tropidechis carinatus. Herpetofauna 10: 26-28 (natural history)

Trinca, J.C., Graydon, J.J., Covacevich, J. & Limpus, C. 1971. The rough-scaled snake (Tropidechis carinatus) a dangerously venomous Australian snake. Medical Journal of Australia 1971: 801-809 (natural history)

 

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. [46] (Rough-scaled Snake)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		26-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)