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Suta (snake)
''Suta'' is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is endemic to mainland Australia. Species *''Suta dwyeri'' – Dwyer's snake, variable black-naped snake, whip snake – New South Wales, Queensland *''Suta fasciata'' – Rosen's snake – Western Australia *''Suta flagellum'' – little whip snake, whip hooded snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria *''Suta gaikhorstorum'' – Pilbara hooded snake – Western Australia *''Suta gouldii'' – black-headed snake, Gould's hooded snake – Western Australia *''Suta monachus'' – hooded snake, monk snake – New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia *''Suta nigriceps'' – black-backed snake, copper snake, Mallee black-backed snake, Mitchell's short-tailed snake – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia *''Suta ordensis'' – Ord curl snake – Northern Territory (?), Western Australia *''Suta punctata'' – little spotted sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Suta
The curl snake (''Suta suta'') is a species of venomous, heavily built snake in the family Elapidae. The species, which is native to Australia, is also known more commonly in Western Australia as the myall snake. The curl snake is often confused with a similar species named the Ord curl snake ('' Suta ordensis''). Description The typical length of the curl snake is , although it has been known to reach lengths of or more. Shine R (1995). ''Australian Snakes: A Natural History''. Cornell University Press. It has a wide head and is dark brown or reddish brown in colour, with a distinctively darker head and paler under the flanks.Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2003). ''Reptiles of Australia''. Princeton University Press. The light-coloured iris and small pupil are distinctive features of this species. ''S. suta'' also has a temporal dark-edged stripe (typically orange in colour) that extends around from each eye to the snout. Cogger H (2000). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Gaikhorstorum
''Suta gaikhorstorum'', also known as the Pilbara hooded snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''gaikhorstorum'' honours naturalists Klaas and Mieke Gaikhorst of the Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre. Description The species grows to an average of about 35–36 cm in length, occasionally up to 46 cm. Body colouration is mainly a light to rich reddish-brown with a dark grey to black hood. Distribution and habitat The species is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, especially in the Hamersley Range. It occurs in heavy, often stony, soils in mulga and eucalypt woodlands with a '' Triodia'' understorey. The type locality is 5 km south of the Mount Tom Price mine The Mount Tom Price mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near the town of Tom Price. The mine is fully owned and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore and is one of twelve iron ore mines the company oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Spectabilis
The spectacled hooded snake (''Suta spectabilis''), also known commonly as the Port Lincoln snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to central-southern Australia. There are three recognized subspecies. Geographic range ''S. spectabilis'' is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''S. spectabilis'' are grassland and shrubland. Description Adults of ''S. spectabilis'' have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , and the length of the tail is on average 12.5% SVL. The maximum recorded SVL is . Reproduction ''S. spectabilis'' is viviparous. Subspecies Including the nominotypical subspecies, three subspecies are recognized as being valid. *''Suta spectabilis bushi'' *''Suta spectabilis nullarbor'' *''Suta spectabilis spectabilis'' ''Nota bene'': A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the '' Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Gün ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Punctata
''Suta punctata'', also known as the spotted snake or little spotted snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''punctata'' ("spotted") refers to the body markings. Description Colouration is reddish-brown on the upper body, with a pale belly and black markings on head and neck. It grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. Behaviour The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of four. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, in the Northern Territory from the Top End to as far south as Alice Springs, and in north-western Queensland. The type locality is Port Walcott Port Walcott, formerly known as Tien Tsin Harbour, is a large open water harbour located on the northwest coast of Western Australia, located near the town of Point Samson. History Before the port was established, the land was inhabited by t ... in the Pilbara. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Ordensis
The Ord curl snake (''Suta ordensis'') is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to Australia and native to the catchments of Ord and Victoria Rivers in the northern borderland region between Northern Territory and Western Australia. It occurs in tropical, seasonally dry woodlands and grasslands. Ord curl snake is venomous Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a .... References Suta Snakes of Australia Reptiles of the Northern Territory Reptiles of Western Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Reptiles described in 1964 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr {{snake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis John Mitchell
John Mitchell (Francis John Mitchell, 1929–1970) was a biologist and curator with a special interest in herpetology. Active from South Australia, he was vice president of the state's Royal Society and employed at South Australian Museum. His initial positions at the museum related to the reptile and frog collections, leading to his role as head curator of the vertebrate Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxon, taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () (chordates with vertebral column, backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the ...s in 1965. An active and competitive skin diver who was involved in ocean sports and associations, Mitchell was able to align these interests by obtaining specimens from spear and big game fisherman. Work, legacy, and honors Mitchell discovered and described at least a dozen species of reptiles, including the Black-palmed Rock Monitor, ''Varanus glebopalma''. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallee (Victoria)
The Mallee covers the most northwesterly part of Victoria, bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, however, all are based on the historic Victorian distribution of mallee eucalypts. These trees dominate the surviving vegetation through most of Mallee, (except for swamps and areas along waterways, and very rare stands of ''casuarina''). Its biggest settlements are Mildura and Swan Hill. At the 2011 census, the four local government areas (LGAs) that are usually thought to define the district had a combined population of . The area of these same four LGAs is . There is an adjacent area also once covered with mallee scrub called "the Mallee" in South Australia, which is alternatively called the Murray Mallee. Geography and climate The Mallee is, for all practical purposes, completely flat and very low-lying: in fact, for long geological periods the whole region has been inundated by the ocean. Most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described. Early life and career Günther was born in Esslingen am Neckar, Esslingen in Swabia (Württemberg). His father was a ''Stiftungs-Commissar'' in Esslingen and his mother was Eleonora Nagel. He initially schooled at the Stuttgart Gymnasium. His family wished him to train for the ministry of the Lutheran Church for which he moved to the University of Tübingen. A brother shifted from theology to medicine, and he, too, turned to science and medicine at Tübingen in 1852. His first work was "''Ueber den Puppenzustand eines Distoma''". He graduated in medicine with an M.D. from Tübingen in 1858, the same year in which he pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suta Nigriceps
The Mallee black-backed snake (''Suta nigriceps''), also known commonly as the black-backed snake, the copper snake, and Mitchell's short-tailed snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Geographic range ''S. nigriceps'' is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''S. nigriceps'' are forest, savanna, and shrubland. Description The average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults of ''S. nigriceps'' is , and the length of the tail is about 12% SVL. The maximum recorded SVL is . The top of the head and the nape of the neck are grayish black, and the upper labials are whitish. There is a vertebral stripe or zone, about five scale rows wide, which is also grayish black. The lateral dorsal scales are reddish brown or purplish brown. The venter is whitish. Storr GM (1981). "The ''Denisonia gouldii'' speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west ( 129th meridian east), South Australia to the south ( 26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east). To the north, the territory looks out to the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, including Western New Guinea and other islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The NT covers , making it the third-largest Australian federal division, and the 11th-largest country subdivision in the world. It is sparsely populated, with a population of only 249,000 – fewer than half as many people as in Tasmania. The largest population center is the capital city of Darwin. The archaeological history of the Northern Territory may have begun more than 60,000 years ago when humans first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Milton Storr
Dr. Glen Milton Storr (22 December 1921 – 26 June 1990) was an Australian ornithologist and herpetologist. He joined the Western Australian Museum in 1962 and became Curator of Ornithology and Herpetology in 1965. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and served as Secretary of the Western Australian Branch of the RAOU in 1954. Storr produced his postgraduate research on kangaroos. His tenure as curator at the WA museum ended in 1986. Career Storr was born in Adelaide in 1921, and had become a cadet land surveyor with the South Australian Lands Department in 1939. World War II interrupted his training when he joined the Australian Infantry in 1942, serving with the Second Ninth Field Regiment in New Guinea and Queensland (1943-1945) Following the war, he became a licensed surveyor in South Australia in 1947. Legacy Storr was one of the most prolific alpha-taxonomists in herpetology, i.e. he described 232 species and subspecies of repti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
