Suta (genus)
| Suta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Suta Worrell, 1961 |
Suta is a genus of venomous elapid snakes native to mainland Australia.[1]
Species
- Rosen's Snake, Suta fasciata (Rosén,1905) — Western Australia
- Whip Hooded Snake, Suta flagellum (McCoy,1878) — New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria
- Gould’s Hooded Snake or Black-headed Snake,Suta gouldii (Gray,1841) — Western Australia
- Monk Snake or Hooded Snake,Suta monachus (Storr,1964) — New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia
- Mallee Black-backed Snake or Black-backed Snake, Suta nigriceps (Günther,1863) — South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia
- Ord Curl Snake, Suta ordensis (Storr,1984) — Western Australia, and Northern Territory (?)
- Spotted Snake or Little Spotted Snake, Suta punctata (Boulenger,1896) — Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia
- Spectacled Hooded Snake, Suta spectabilis (Krefft,1869) — New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia
- Variable Black-naped Snake, Suta dwyeri (Worrell,1956) — New South Wales, and Queensland
- Curl Snake (Eastern States) or Myall Snake (WA), Suta suta (Peters,1863) — New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Western Australia
Toxicity
Snakes belonging to the genus Suta are mildly to highly venomous, depending on the species.
References
- ↑ "Common Names of Australian Reptiles — Elapidae - venomous snakes". Australianherpetology.com. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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