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MITCHELL'S SHORT TAILED SNAKE
or
Mallee Black-backed Snake

Suta nigriceps
(was Parasuta nigriceps)
Venomous - normally considered harmless
However dangerous species may be mistaken for this species!

Note there has been a major revision to the status of this species and its distribution

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Updated approximate distribution map of Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Suta nigriceps)


Approximate distribution of Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake Parasuta nigriceps
Previous approximate distribution map of Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Suta nigriceps) which is now out of date


SIMILAR SPECIES

 

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(EXTERNAL LINK)

DISTRIBUTION

Dwyer's Snake
(Status uncertain)

Suta (was Parasuta) dwyeri

NSW, SA, Vic, Qld, ACT

Pilbara Hooded Snake

Suta gaikhorstorum
(split from Suta [was Parasuta] monachus)

WA (Pilbara region)

Gould's Hooded Snake

Suta (was Parasuta) gouldii
(Now also includes snakes previously known as Parasuta spectabilis nullarbor and
Parasuta spectabilis bushi)

WA, SA

Monk Snake or Hooded Snake

Suta (was Parasuta) monachus

NT, SA, WA

Mallee Black-backed Snake or Mitchell's Short Tailed Snake (Status uncertain)

Suta (was Parasuta) nigriceps (Status uncertain)

WA, SA?


LINKS OF INTEREST

Herpetology2020 - What’s Under the Hood
Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Snake Genera Parasuta and Suta (Squamata: Elapidae), with A Description of A New Species from the Pilbara, Western Australia
Species New to Science

Click here for more Information about Australian Elapid Snakes

Australian Snakes In Captivity (A Guide to) Working with Snakes: A comprehensive information and training manual for professional Australasian snake consultants Kindle Edition

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