Snakes of
Australia  

Family
Colubridae  

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Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Snakes (Serpentes)
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Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Cogger 2014 Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Emmott & Wilson 2009 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Haas 1950 Low 1978 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Sprackland, Sprackland & Diessner 2004 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Cogger 2014 Rooijen & Vogel 2016 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015 Sprackland, Sprackland & Diessner 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
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Dendrelaphis punctulatus

Common Australian Bronzeback

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Cogger 2014 Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Low 1978 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
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Stegonotus australis

Australian Ground Snake

Cogger 2014 [as cucullatus] Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 [as cucullatus] Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 McDowell 1972 [as S. cucullatus] Wilson & Swan 2010 [as cucullatus] Wilson 2005 [as cucullatus]
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis mairii

Australian Keelback

Anonymous 2018 Aplin & Smith 2001 Cogger 2014 Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 Hobson & Thrash 2016 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Low 1978 Magnetic Island Nature Care Inc. (http://www.minca.org/reptiles.html), viewed 30th June 2021 Malnate & Underwood 1988 Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005