A Listing of Australian ElapidSnakes
Distribution Key
SERPENTES(SNAKES)
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
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| Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution | CODE |
| Acanthophis antarcticus | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | A2640 | |
| Acanthophis praelongus | Northern Death Adder | NT,Qld,WA | Y2804 |
| Acanthophis pyrrhus | Desert Death Adder | NT,Qld,SA,WA | C2641 |
| Austrelaps labialis | Pigmy Copperhead | SA | U2614 |
| Austrelaps ramsayi | Highlands Copperhead | NSW,Vic | W2615 |
| Austrelaps superbus | Lowlands copperhead | NSW,SA,Tas,Vic | E2642 |
| Cacophis churchilli | Northern Dwarf Crowned Snake | Qld | ? |
| Cacophis harriettae | White-Crowned Snake | NSW,Qld | K2645 |
| Cacophis krefftii | Dwarf Crowned Snake | NSW,Qld | M2646 |
| Cacophis squamulosus | Golden Crowned Snake | NSW,Qld | Z2647 |
| Demansia atra | Lesser Black Whip Snake | NT,Qld,WA | Y2652 |
| Demansia calodera | Black-Necked Whipsnake | WA | ? |
| Demansia olivacea | Olive Whip Snake | NT,Qld,WA | K2653 |
| Demansia papuensis | Greater Black (Papuan)Whip Snake | NT,Qld,WA | M2654 |
| Demansia psammmophis | Yellow-Faced Whipsnake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | Z2655 |
| Demansia reticulata | Desert Whipsnake | SA | ? |
| Demansia simplex | Grey Whip Snake | NT,WA | S2657 |
| Demansia torquata | Collared Whip Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA(?) | U2658 |
| Denisonia devisii | De Vis Banded Snake | NSW,Qld | Y2660 |
| Denisonia maculata | Ornamental Snake | Qld | M2662 |
| Drysdalia (Elapognaphus) coronata | Crowned Snake | WA | Q2664 |
| Drysdalia (Elapognaphus) coronoides | White-Lipped Snake | NSW,SA,Tas,Vic | S2665 |
| Drysdalia (Elapognaphus) mastersi | Masters' Snake | NSW(?),SA,Vic,WA | U2666 |
| Drysdalia (Elapognaphus) rhodogaster | Mustard Bellied Snake | NSW | K2805 |
| Echiopsis atriceps | Lake Cronin Snake | WA | M2806 |
| Echiopsis curta | Bardick | NSW,SA,Vic,WA | W2667 |
| Elapognathus minor | Little Brown Snake | WA | A2668 |
| Furina diadema | Red-naped Snake | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic | C2669 |
| Furina ornata | *Orange-naped Snake | NT,Qld,SA,WA | Z2807 |
| Glyphodon barnardi | Yellow-naped Snake | Qld | M2670 |
| Glyphodon dunmalli | Dunmall's Snake | Qld | Z2671 |
| Glyphodon tristis | Brown-headed Snake | Qld | Q2672 |
| Hemiaspis damelii | Grey Snake | NSW,Qld | S2673 |
| Hemiaspis signata | Black-bellied Swamp or Marsh Snake | NSW,Qld | U2674 |
| Hoplocephala bitorquata | Pale-headed Snake | NSW,Qld | W2675 |
| Hoplocephala bungaroides | Broad-headed Snake | NSW | A2676 |
| Hoplocephala stephensi | Stephens' Banded Snake | NSW,Qld | C2677 |
| Notechis ater ater | Krefft's Black Tiger Snake | SA | Q2680 |
| Notechis ater humphreysi | Tasmanian Tiger Snake | Tas | Q2680 |
| Notechis ater niger | Peninsula Black Tiger Snake | SA | Q2680 |
| Notechis ater serventyi | Chappel Island Tiger Snake | Tas (Offshore Islands) | Q2680 |
| Notechis scutatus occidentalis | Western Tiger Snake | WA | S2681 |
| Notechis scutatus scutatus | *Eastern or Mainland Tiger Snake | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic | S2681 |
| Oxyuranus microlepidotus | *Inland Taipan | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic(?) | K2689 |
| Oxyuranus scutellatus | Taipan | NSW,NT,Qld,WA | Y2688 |
| *Oxyuranus temporalis | Central Rnages Taipan | WA | |
| Pseudechis australis | King Brown or Mulga Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA | U2690 |
| Pseudechis butleri | Butler's Snake | WA | M2814 |
| Pseudechis colletti | Collett's Snake | Qld | W2691 |
| Pseudechis guttatus | Blue-bellied or Spotted Black Snake | NSW,Qld | A2692 |
| *Pseudechis pailsei | False King Brown Snake | Qld, NT, WA | ? |
| Pseudechis porphyriacus | Red-bellied Black Snake | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic | C2693 |
| Pseudonaja affinis | Dugite | SA,WA | E2694 |
| Pseudonaja guttata | Speckled Brown Snake | NT,Qld,SA | G2695 |
| Pseudonaja inframacula | Peninsula Brown Snake | SA,WA(?) | Q2700 |
| Pseudonaja ingrami | Ingram's Brown Snake | NT,Qld,WA | Y2696 |
| Pseudonaja modesta | Ringed Brown Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA | K2697 |
| Pseudonaja nuchalis | Western Brown Snake or Gwarder | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | M2698 |
| Pseudonaja textilis | Common or Eastern Brown Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | Z2699 |
| Rhinoplocephalus bicolor | Muller's Snake | WA | U2710 |
| Rhinoplocephalus (Cryptophis) boschmai | *Carpentaria Whip Snake | Qld | Y2812 |
| Rhinoplocephalus (Cryptophis) nigrescens | Eastern Small-eyed Snake | NSW,Qld,Vic | E2650 |
| Rhinoplocephalus (Cryptophis)nigrostriatus | Black-striped Snake | Qld | E2730 |
| Rhinoplocephalus nullabor | Nullarbor Hooded Snake | SA,WA | ? |
| Rhinoplocephalus (Cryptophis) pallidiceps | Northern (Western) Small-eyed Snake | NT,WA | G2651 |
| Simoselaps anomalus | Northern Desert Banded Snake | NT,SA,WA | Q2808 |
| Simoselaps approximans | North-western Shovel-nosed Snake | WA | S2809 |
| Simoselaps australis | Australian Coral Snake | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic | W2711 |
| Simoselaps bertholdi | Desert Banded Snake | NT,SA,WA | A2712 |
| Simoselaps bimaculata | Western Black-naped Snake | SA,WA | E2678 |
| Simoselaps calonotus | Western Black-striped Snake | WA | G2679 |
| Simoselaps fasciolata | Narrow-banded Burrowing Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA | C2713 |
| Simoselaps incinctus | Unbanded Shovel-nosed Snake | NT,Qld | E2714 |
| Simoselaps littoralis | Coastal Burrowing Snake | WA | E2810 |
| Simoselaps minima | Dampierland Burrowing Snake | WA | G2811 |
| Simoselaps semifasciata | Half-girdled Snake | NT,Qld,SA,WA | G2715 |
| Simoselaps roperi | Northern Shovel Nosed Snake | NT,Qld,SA,WA | ? |
| Simoselaps semifasciatus | Half-girdled Snake | NT,Qld,SA,WA | ? |
| Simoselaps warro | Robust Burrowing Snake | Qld | Y2716 |
| Simoselaps woodjonesii | Cape York Shovel-nosed Snake | Qld | K2717 |
| Suta (Denisonia) fasciata | Rosen's Snake | WA | K2661 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) flagellum | Little Whip Snake | NSW,SA,Vic | Z2727 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) gouldii | Black-headed Snake | WA | Q2728 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) monachus | Hooded Snake | NSW,NT,SA,WA | S2729 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) nigriceps | Mallee Black-backed Snake | NSW,SA,Vic,WA | Y2724 |
| Suta (Denisonia) ordensis | Ord Curl Snake | NT(?),WA | W2659 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) punctata | Little Spotted Snake | NT,Qld,WA | Z2663 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) spectabilis | Spectacled Hooded Snake | NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | K2813 |
| Suta (Rhinoplocephalus) dwyeri | Dwyer's Snake | NSW,Qld | M2726 |
| Suta (Denisonia) suta | Myall or Curl Snake | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | E2722 |
| Tropidechis carinatus | Rough-scaled Snake | NSW,Qld | G2723 |
| Vermicella annulata | Bandy Bandy | NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA | M2734 |
| Vermicella multifasciata | Northern Bandy Bandy | NT,WA | Z2735 |
DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CI = Christmas Island
CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island
NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory
Qld = Queensland
SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania
Vic = Victoria
WA = Western Australia
Of the islands shown between Victoria and Tasmania, King island is the one to the west. To the east is a group of islands, including Flinders Island, Cape Barren Island, and Chappel Island.
