Species profile—Stegonotus australis (slaty-grey snake)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Colubridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=colubridae ) (colubrid snakes) → Stegonotus australis (slaty-grey snake)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=505&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=505&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=505 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
Class
Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
Family
Colubridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=colubridae ) (colubrid snakes)
Scientific name
Stegonotus australis (Gunther, 1872)
Common name
slaty-grey snake
Type reference
Gunther, A. (1872). Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9(4), 13-37.
WildNet taxon ID
505
Synonym(s)
Stegonotus cucullatus
Herbertophis plumbeus
Lycodon darnleyensis
Zamenophis australis
Alternate name(s)
hooded snake
slatey-grey snake
slate-grey snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=505 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=505 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.