Elapognathus minor

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: Elapognathus
Species: Elapognathus minor

Name

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

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

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. Elapognathus minor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 May 2021.
• Craig, M., Gaikhorst, G., Lloyd, R. & Sanderson, C. 2017. IUCN: Elapognathus minor  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T7122A83452929. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T7122A83452929.en

Vernacular names

English: Little Brown Snake