Stegonotus cucullatus

Stegonotus cucullatus, or the slaty-grey snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[1] The snake is found in Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea.[2][3]

Stegonotus cucullatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Stegonotus
Species:
S. cucullatus
Binomial name
Stegonotus cucullatus
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycodon cucullatum Duméril, Duméril & Bibron, 1854
  • Zamenophis australis Günther, 1872
  • Lydodon keyensis Doria, 1874
  • Lycodon magnus Meyer, 1874
  • Lycodon darnleyensis Macleay, 1877
  • Herbertophis plumbeus Macleay, 1884
  • Stegonotus plumbeus (Macleay, 1884)
  • Stegonotus reticulatus Boulenger, 1895

References
  1. Stegonotus cucullatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 2020.
  2. Stegonotus cucullatus. Australian Reptile Online Database. Last updated 2019-05-03.
  3. Natural history of the slaty grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus) (Serpentes : Colubridae) from tropical north Queensland, Australia.


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