THE REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - ELAPIDS

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DWYERS SNAKE
Suta dwyeri
and

MITCHELL'S SHORT TAILED SNAKE
or
Mallee Black-backed Snake
Suta nigriceps
Note there has been a major revision to the status of these 2 species and their distribution
Status of these species is uncertain !

Venomous - normally considered harmless
However dangerous species may be mistaken for these species!


 this approximate distribution map which is likely to be changed as more data be comes available shows Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) in RED and Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Suta nigriceps) in GREEN
Note that this approximate distribution map which is likely to be changed as more data be comes available, it shows Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) in RED and Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Suta nigriceps) in GREEN.
The status of those on Eyre Peninsula (inside the black oval) is uncertain

DWYERS SNAKE Parasuta dwyeri
This subadult Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) was found in the ACT

DWYERS SNAKE Parasuta dwyeri
Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) photographed in the ACT



Juvenile Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) photographed in Monarto South, South Australia


Juvenile Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) photographed in Monarto South, South Australia
Juvenile Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) photographed in Monarto South, South Australia


MITCHELL'S SHORT TAILED SNAKE Parasuta nigriceps
Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) from South-eastern South Australia - Note that Dwyer's Snakes from South Australia were previously called Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Suta nigriceps) and look almost identical to (Suta nigriceps) from Western Australia



SIMILAR SPECIES

 

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(EXTERNAL LINK)

DISTRIBUTION

Pilbara Hooded Snake

Suta gaikhorstorum
(split from Suta [was Parasuta] monachus)

WA (Pilbara region)

Gould's Hooded Snake

Suta (was Parasuta) gouldii
(Now also includes snakes previously known as Parasuta spectabilis nullarbor and
Parasuta spectabilis bushi)

WA, SA

Monk Snake or Hooded Snake

Suta (was Parasuta) monachus

NT, SA, WA

Spectacled Hooded Snake

Suta (was Parasuta) spectabilis

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic

 

LINKS OF INTEREST

Herpetology2020 - What’s Under the Hood
 Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Snake Genera Parasuta and Suta (Squamata: Elapidae), with A Description of A New Species from the Pilbara, Western Australia
Species New to Science

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