Paroplocephalus atriceps

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: Paroplocephalus
Species: Paroplocephalus atriceps

Name

• 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

• Brachyaspis atriceps Storr, 1980: 397 [original combination]
• Denisonia atriceps — Storr, 1984: 250 [subsequent combination]
• Echiopsis atriceps — Cogger et al., 1983 [subsequent combination]
• Suta atriceps — Golay et al., 1993 [subsequent combination]
• Paroplocephalus atriceps — Keogh, Scott & Scanlon, 2000: 324 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Storr, G.M. 1980. A new Brachyaspis (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 397–399.
• Keogh, J.S., Scott, I.A.W. & Scanlon, J.D. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of viviparous Australian elapid snakes: affinities of Echiopsis atriceps (Storr, 1980) and Drysdalia coronata (Schlegel, 1837), with description of a new genus. Journal of Zoology 252(3): 317–326. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00626.x Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bush, B. 2017. Additions to the description of Paroplocephalus atriceps (Serpentes: Elapidae) with a discussion on pupil shape in it and other Australian snakes. Zootaxa 4344(2): 333–344. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.8 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Paroplocephalus atriceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 May 2018.
• Ellis, R. & Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Paroplocephalus atriceps  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T7012A102721685. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T7012A102721685.en

Vernacular names

English: Lake Cronin Snake