Paroplocephalus atriceps

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Paroplocephalus
Species: Paroplocephalus atriceps

Name

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  • Paroplocephalus atriceps (Storr, 1980)

Holotype: WAM R-67330 .

Type locality: “open eucalypt woodland on sandy loam at Lake Cronin, Western Australia, in 32°23'S, 119°45'E.”

Combinations

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  • Brachyaspis atriceps Storr, 1980: 397 [original combination]
  • Denisonia atricepsStorr, 1984: 250 [subsequent combination]
  • Echiopsis atricepsCogger et al., 1983 [subsequent combination]
  • Suta atricepsGolay et al., 1993 [subsequent combination]
  • Paroplocephalus atricepsKeogh, Scott & Scanlon, 2000: 324 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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English: Lake Cronin Snake