THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
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COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae

BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops

Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


AUSTRALIAN TIGER SNAKES (COMPLEX)
Notechis scutatus (was Notechis scutata)
- Includes BLACK & other TIGER SNAKES
previously known as Notechis ater
Dangerously Venomous

Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) (subspecies uncertain)
Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) (subspecies uncertain)

Note that even if most people may not use or recognise the Scientific names on this page, they may still often use the common names
 
There is now only 1 species of Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) and (Notechis ater) is no longer recognised by most people.

The status of the Western Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) appears to still recognised by many as a subspecies, however many references do not mention recognised "valid" subspecies anyway!


APPROXIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF THE "RACES" OF TIGER SNAKES (Notechis scutatus)
 APPROXIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF THE "RACES" OF TIGER SNAKES (Notechis scutatus)


RECOGNISED SUBSPECIES OF TIGER SNAKES ARE LISTED BELOW

COMMON NAME
(INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Western Tiger Snake

Now called Notechis scutatus occidentalis (was Notechis ater occidentalis)

WA (Dark Green)

Eastern or Mainland Tiger Snake

Now called Notechis scutatus scutatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic, Tas (Orange)



RACES OF TIGER SNAKES (Notechis scutatus)
Subspecies (scientific names listed below are no longer recognised by many people) however the common names are still in use

COMMON NAME
(INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(not usually recognised)

DISTRIBUTION

Krefft's Black Tiger Snake
(Status uncertain)

Now called Notechis scutatus ater
(was Notechis ater ater)

(Status uncertain)

SA (Southern Flinders Ranges) (Purple)

Tasmanian Tiger Snake
(Status uncertain)

Now called Notechis scutatus humphreysi
(was Notechis ater humphreysi)
(Status uncertain)

Tas (Yellow)

Peninsula Black Tiger Snake
(Status uncertain)

Now called Notechis scutatus niger
(was Notechis ater niger)
(Status uncertain)

SA (Blue)

Chappell Island Tiger Snake

(Status uncertain)

Now called Notechis scutatus serventyi (was Notechis ater serventyi)
(Status uncertain)

Tas (Offshore Islands) (Red)

TIGER SNAKE -  Notechis scutata scutatus ater
Banded Phase Eastern Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus scutatus) from Lake George, ACT

TIGER SNAKE -  Notechis scutata scutatus ater
Eastern Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus scutatus) - Locality unknown.

 

TIGER SNAKE -  Notechis scutata scutatus ater
Baby Eastern Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus scutatus)

TIGER SNAKE -  Notechis scutata scutatus ater
This picture shows of an amelanistic and a hypo-melanistic Eastern Tiger Snakes Notechis scutatus scutatus.
Photo taken at Oasis Reptile Park (now closed), Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.


Western Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus occidentalis
Captive Western Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus occidentalis)


Penisula black Tiger Snake 
Peninsula Black Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus niger)


Kangaroo Island Black Tigers Notechis scutatus niger
A group of Peninsula Black Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus niger) from Kangaroo Island



Krefft's Black Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus ater) -
Note that the person handling this snake was bitten by it and had to get hospital treatment!


 
Tasmanian Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus humphreysi)


Tasmanian Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus humphreysi
Tasmanian Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus humphreysi)


Tasmanian Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus humphreysi
Tasmanian Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus humphreysi)


Tasmanian Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus humphreysi
Juvenile Tasmanian Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus humphreysi)

Chappell Island Tiger Snake 
Chappell Island Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus serventyi)


Click here to see photos of subspecies, races and phases of Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus) at Flickr
Click here to see photos of subspecies, races and phases of Tiger Snakes (Notechis scutatus) at flickr

 

Venomous snakes do not always inject venom when biting, those bites are called dry bites, however due to the extremely high toxicity of the venom of this species, it is vital that first aid is performed immediately (constrictive bandage etc.) and the patient is taken as fast as possible to hospital. Lack of symptoms may not mean that the victim has not been envenomated.

Correct and immediate treatment for this species and other dangerous snakes increase the chance of survival.

Although people are commonly bitten by dangerous snakes in Australia, the actual number of deaths is actually very low, due to antivenines and medical procedures.

LINKS OF INTEREST

Tiger Snake
The Australian Museum

Notechis scutatus (PETERS, 1861)
Reptile Database

Click here for more Information about Australian Elapid Snakes

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Elapids

Elapids

Elapids
of
The World

Elapids
of
Australia




ELAPID SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY



Elapids of South Australia

ELAPID SNAKES OF NSW

Qld ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

NT ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

WA ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

ELAPID SNAKES OF VICTORIA

Elapids of ACT

ELAPIDS OF TASMANIA

Elapids
of South
Australia

Elapids
of
NSW

Elapids
of
Qld

Elapids
of
NT

Elapids
of
WA

Elapids
of
Victoria

Elapids
of
ACT

Elapids
of
Tasmania




REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania




Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island








Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
of
Australia

Frogs
of
Australia

Reptiles
of
The World

Amphibians of the
World




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