Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Bibliography of the genus Suta Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Genus Suta Australian Hooded Snakes and Curl Snakes Kapuzen-Giftnattern Hættegiftsnoge 1961 Suta Worrell (type species: Hoplocephalus sutus Peters 1863) 1961 Parasuta Worrell (type species: Elaps gouldi Gray 1841, syn. Maryan, Brennan, Hutchinson & Geidans 2020) Contents: 11 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Formerly considered a monotypic genus, containing only a single species (suta). Current taxonomy follows Maryan, Brennan, Hutchinson & Geidans (2020). Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia [incl. Kangaroo Island], Victoria, Western Australia). Suta dwyeri Eastern Hooded Snake, (Dwyer’s Black-headed Snake, Dwyer’s Snake) Östliche Kapuzen-Giftnatter Østlig Hættegiftsnog 1956 Denisonia dwyeri Worrell Cryptophis dwyeri Worrell 1961 Parasuta dwyeri Worrell 1963 Unechis dwyeri Mengden 1983 Rhinoplocephalus dwyeri Storr 1984 Suta dwyeri Hutchinson 1990 Suta spectabilis dwyeri Cogger 1992 1985 Parasuta robertsoni Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) Remarks: Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of spectabilis (e.g., Cogger 2014). Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria). Suta fasciata Western Hooded Snake (Western Curl Snake, Rosen's Curl Snake, Rosen's Snake) Westliche Kapuzen-Giftnatter, (Westliche Ringel-Giftnatter) Vestlig Hættegiftsnog, (Vestlig Krøllegiftsnog) 1905 Denisonia fasciata Rosen Suta fasciata McDowell 1970 Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Suta flagellum Lesser Whip Snake, Little Whip Snake, Whip Hooded Snake Kleine Kapuzen-Giftnatter Lille Hættegiftsnog 1878 Hoplocephalus flagellum McCoy Denisonia flagellum Boulenger 1896 Cryptophis flagellum Worrell 1961 Suta flagellum McDowell 1970 Unechis flagellum Cogger 1975 Rhinoplocephalus flagellum Storr 1984 Parasuta flagellum Wells & Wellington 1985 1985 Parasuta harveyi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia [incl. Kangaroo Island], Victoria). Suta gaikhorstorum Pilbara Hooded Snake Pilbara-Kapuzen-Giftnatter Pilbara-hættegiftsnog 2020 Suta gaikhorstorum Maryan, Brennan, Hutchinson & Geidans Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Suta gouldii Southwestern Black-headed Snake, (Black-headed Snake, Gould’s Hooded Snake) Südwestliche Kapuzen-Giftnatter Sydvestlig Hættegiftsnog 1841 Elaps gouldi Gray Hoplocephalus gouldii Günther 1858 Alecto gouldii Jan 1859 Denisonia gouldii Boulenger 1896 Parasuta gouldii Worrell 1961 Suta gouldii McDowell 1970 Unechis gouldii Cogger 1975 Rhinoplocephalus gouldii Storr 1984 1981 Denisonia spectabilis nullarbor Storr (syn. Maryan, Brennan, Hutchinson & Geidans 2020) Rhinoplocephalus spectabilis nullarbor Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1986 Parasuta nullarbor Wells & Wellington 1985 Unechis spectabilis nullarbor Cogger 1986 Rhinoplocephalus nullarbor Ehmann 1992 Suta spectabilis nullarbor Golay & al. 1993 Parasuta spectabilis nullarbor Aplin & Smith 2001 1988 Rhinoplocephalus spectabilis bushi Storr (syn. Maryan, Brennan, Hutchinson & Geidans 2020) Rhinoplocephalus gouldii bushi Ehmann 1992 Suta spectabilis bushi Golay & al. 1993 Parasuta spectabilis bushi Aplin & Smith 2001 Other common names: bushi: Esperance Hooded Snake nullarbor: Nullarbor Hooded Snake Remarks: The two forms bushi and nullarbor were previously considered subspecies of spectabilis. Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Western Australia). Suta monachus Inland Hooded Snake, Monk Snake Inland-Kapuzen-Giftnatter Munkegiftsnog 1964 Denisonia monachus Storr Suta monachus McDowell 1970 Unechis monachus Cogger 1975 Rhinoplocephalus monachus Storr 1984 Parasuta monachus Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously included in Unechis Worrell 1961 (now a synonym of Rhinoplocephalus). Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia). Suta nigriceps Mallee Black-backed Snake, Black-backed Hooded Snake, Black-backed Curl Snake, Black-backed Snake, Southern Black-striped Snake, Short-tailed Snake, (Mitchell's Short-tailed Snake) Mallee-Kapuzen-Giftnatter Mallee-hættegiftsnog 1863 Hoplocephalus nigriceps Günther Denisonia nigriceps Storr 1981 Unechis nigriceps Mengden 1983 Rhinoplocephalus nigriceps Storr 1984 Parasuta nigriceps Wells & Wellington 1985 Suta nigriceps Hutchinson 1990 Parasuta nigriceps Wells & Wellington 1985 1955 Denisonia nigrostriata brevicauda Mitchell (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983; Golay & al. 1993) Parasuta brevicauda Wells & Wellington 1984 Remarks: Previously included in Unechis Worrell 1961 (now a synonym of Rhinoplocephalus). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). Suta ordensis Ord Curl Snake, Ord Snake Ord-Kapuzen-Giftnatter, (Ord-Ringel-Giftnatter) Ord-hættegiftsnog, (Ord-krøllegiftsnog) 1984 Denisonia ordensis Storr Suta ordensis Wells & Wellington 1985 Introduced to: New Zealand. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia). Suta punctata Lesser Spotted Snake, Little Spotted Snake, Spotted-headed Snake Gefleckte Kapuzen-Giftnatter, (Kleine Flecken-Giftnatter) Plettet Hættegiftsnog, (Lille Krøllegiftsnog) 1896 Denisonia punctata Boulenger Suta punctata McDowell 1970 Rhinoplocephalus punctatus Storr 1984 Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Suta spectabilis Spectacled Hooded Snake, Lesser Hooded Snake, Mallee Black-headed Snake, Port Lincoln Snake, (Black-headed Snake, Krefft's Curl Snake, Krefft's Hooded Snake) Brillen-Kapuzen-Giftnatter Brille-hættegiftsnog 1869 Hoplocephalus spectabilis Krefft Denisonia spectabilis Storr 1981 Unechis spectabilis Mengden 1983 Rhinoplocephalus spectabilis Storr 1984 Suta spectabilis Hutchinson 1990 Parasuta spectabilis Wells & Wellington 1985 Remarks: Previously included dwyeri and nullarbor (e.g., Cogger 2014), the latter now considered a synonym of gouldii. Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria). Suta suta Eastern Curl Snake, Common Curl Snake, Myall Snake Östliche Ringel-Giftnatter Østlig Krøllegiftsnog 1863 Hoplocephalus sutus Peters Suta suta Worrell 1961 1870 Hoplocephalus frenatus Peters (Golay & al. 1993) Denisonia frenata Boulenger 1896 Suta frenatus Wells & Wellington 1984 1887 Hoplocephalus carpentariae Macleay (Golay & al. 1993) Denisonia carpentariae Boulenger 1896 Suta carpentariae McDowell 1970 1890 Hoplocephalus frontalis Ogilby (Golay & al. 1993) Denisonia frontalis Boulenger 1896 Suta frontalis Wells & Wellington 1984 1896 Hoplocephalus stirlingi Lucas & Frost (Golay & al. 1993) Suta stirlingi Wells & Wellington 1984 1905 Denisonia frontalis propinqua De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) 1906 Denisonia forresti Boulenger (Golay & al. 1993) Suta forrestii Wells & Wellington 1984 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).