Biology:Parasuta

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Parasuta
Scientific classification e
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

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