Biology:Parasuta
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Parasuta Worrell, 1961 |
Parasuta is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia .[1]
Species
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Parasuta dwyeri (Worrell, 1956) – Dwyer's snake, variable black-naped snake, whip snake – New South Wales, Queensland
- Parasuta flagellum (McCoy, 1878) – little whip snake, whip hooded snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
- Parasuta gouldii (Gray, 1841) – black-headed snake, Gould's hooded snake – Western Australia
- Parasuta monachus (Storr, 1964) – hooded snake, monk snake – New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
- Parasuta nigriceps (Günther, 1863) – black-backed snake, copper snake, Mallee black-backed snake, Mitchell's short-tailed snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
- Parasuta spectabilis (Krefft, 1869) – Port Lincoln snake, spectacled hooded snake – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Parasuta.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Genus Parasuta at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
- Worrell E (1961). "Herpetological Name Changes". West Australian Naturalist 8: 18–27. (Parasuta, new genus).
Wikidata ☰ Q14490984 entry
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