Cacophis krefftii

Taxonavigation

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: Cacophis
Species: Cacophis krefftii

Name

Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863: 362

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.60, collected by J.F. Wilcox between June 1847–Sept. 1850. [designated by Cogger et al. (1983: 219)]
• Type locality: “probably from Port Macquarie” (in error), designatedas “north of the Clarence at Ipswich, Queensland” by Krefft (1869: 74).

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1863. Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 12(71): 348–365. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cacophis krefftii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 May 2021.
• Shea, G., Wilson, S., Vanderduys, E. & Sanderson, C. 2018. IUCN: Cacophis krefftii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102706882A102707088. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102706882A102707088.en

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Crowned Snake