Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Cryptophis
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Australian Small-eyed Snakes
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Kleinaugen-Giftnattern
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Småøjede Giftsnoge
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Cryptophis Worrell (type species: Hoplocephalus pallidiceps Günther 1858 |
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Unechis Worrell (type species: Unechis carpentariae Worrell 1961) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 3 (60.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Rhinoplocephalus.
Treated as a separate genus herein, following most recent works (e.g., Aplin & Smith 2001; Wilson & Swan 2010; Cogger 2014; Jolly, Schembri & MacDonald 2023).
Distribution:
New Guinea, Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands
(incl.
Prince of Wales Island)],
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Cryptophis boschmai
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Carpentaria Small-eyed Snake, Eastern Carpentaria Snake, (Carpentaria Whip Snake)
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Carpentaria-Giftnatter
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Småøjet Carpentaria-giftsnog
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Denisonia boschmai Brongersma & Knaap-Van Meeuwen |
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Unechis boschmai Mengden 1983 |
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Rhinoplocephalus boschmai Wilson & Knowles 1988 |
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Cryptophis boschmai Wilson 2005 |
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Unechis carpentariae Worrell [not Hoplocephalus carpentariae Macleay 1887] |
Remarks:
Although listed as occurring in East Papua (Papua New Guinea) (e.g., Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982),
the species has so far only been reported (in New Guinea) from West Papua (Indonesia) (O'Shea 1996).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Cryptophis incredibilis
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Pink Snake
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Hellrote Giftnatter
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Lyserød Giftsnog
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Unechis incredibilis Wells & Wellington |
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Cryptophis incredibilis Shea & Sadlier 1999 |
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Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis Midtgaard 2019 [this work] |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland:
Torres Strait Islands:
Prince of Wales Island).
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Cryptophis nigrescens
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Eastern Small-eyed Snake
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Östliche Kleinaugen-Giftnatter
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Østlig Småøjet Giftsnog
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Hoplocephalus nigrescens Günther |
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Denisonia nigrescens Boulenger 1896 |
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Cryptophis nigrescens Worrell 1961 |
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Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens Hutchinson 1990 |
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Alecto permixta Jan (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1885 | |
Hoplocephalus assimilis Macleay (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Rhinoplocephalus assimilis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Cryptophis assimilis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Cryptophis edwardsi Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Introduced to:
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Victoria).
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Cryptophis nigrostriatus
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Australian Black-striped Snake
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Schwarzgestreifte Kleinaugen-Giftnatter
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Sortstribet Småøjet Giftsnog
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Alecto dorsalis Jan (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1864 | |
Hoplocephalus nigrostriatus Krefft |
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Denisonia nigrostriata Boulenger 1896 |
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Parasuta nigrostriata Worrell 1961 |
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Suta nigrostriata Parker 1972 |
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Unechis nigrostriatus Cogger 1975 |
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Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus Storr 1984 |
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Cryptophis nigrostriatus Wilson 2005 |
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Unechis durhami Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Cryptophis pallidiceps
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Northern Small-eyed Snake, Western Small-eyed Snake, Secretive Snake
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Nördliche Kleinaugen-Giftnatter
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Nordlig Småøjet Giftsnog
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Hoplocephalus pallidiceps Günther |
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Denisonia pallidiceps Boulenger 1896 |
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Cryptophis pallidiceps Worrell 1961 |
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Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps Hutchinson 1990 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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