Elapognathus minor

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: Elapognathus
Species: Elapognathus minor

Name

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Elapognathus minor (Günther, 1863)

  • Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.18.64 [=Boul. a], ♀ (Swan River, Haslar, 1863), BMNH 1946.1.20.71 [= Boul. b], ♂ (Swan River), MCZ 77635 (formerly BMNH 1946.1.19.13 [= Boul. c], ♀, BMNH 1946.1.19.14–15 [= Boul. d–e] (S. Australia), ♂ and juvenile, and BMNH 1964.962 [= Boul. g] (skull from MCZ 76635, formerly BMNH 1946.1.19.13).
  • Type locality: “Swan River, S.W. Australia”.

Combinations

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  • Hoplocephalus minor Günther, 1863: 362 [original combination]
  • Elapognathus minorBoulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Little Brown Snake