Paroplocephalus atriceps (STORR, 1980)

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Lake Cronin Snake
Synonym	Brachyaspis atriceps STORR 1980 Notechis atriceps — STORR 1982 Echiopsis atriceps — COGGER 1983 Denisonia atriceps — STORR 1984 Suta atriceps — HUTCHINSON 1990 Suta atriceps — GOLAY et al. 1993 Echiopsis atriceps — COGGER 2000: 649 Paroplocephalus atriceps — KEOGH et al. 2000 Paroplocephalus atriceps — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 494 Paroplocephalus atriceps — WALLACH et al. 2014: 538 Paroplocephalus atriceps — MIRTSCHIN et al. 2017
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: open eucalypt woodland on sandy loam at Lake Cronin, Western Australia, in 32°23'S, 119°45'E.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R67330
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small elapid snake with large black head; large, somewhat obtrusive eyes; narrow neck; 19 scale rows at midbody; anal and subcaudals single. Further distinguishable from B. curta (Schlegel) by head parallel-sided in plan (rather than widest at rear, from which it steadily narrows towards pointed snout), fewer temporals, longer tail, more numerous ventrals and subcaudals, and iris entirely golden orange (rather than uppermost sector only). Further distinguishable from Denisonia suta (Peters) by lack of pale stripe through eye, longer tail and more numerous subcaudals. Additional details (3080 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous! Type species: Brachyaspis atriceps STORR 1980 is the type species of the genus Paroplocephalus KEOGH et al. 2000. Habitat: arboreal (Bush 2017).
Etymology	Named after its color, Latin “ater, atra, atrum” = dark or black, and “-ceps”, a short form of “caput” = head.
References	Bush, B. & Maryan, B. 2006. Snakes and Snake-like Reptiles of Southern Western Australia. Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, Perth, Western Australia, 40 pp. - get paper here BUSH, BRIAN B 2017. Additions to the description of Paroplocephalus atriceps (Serpentes: Elapidae) with a discussion on pupil shape in it and other Australian snakes. Zootaxa 4344 (2): 333-344 - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Keogh,J.S., Scott,I.A. & Scanlon,J.D. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of viviparous Australian elapid snakes: affinities of Echiopsis atriceps (Storr, 1980) and Drysdalia coronata (Schlegel 1837) with description of a new genus. Journal of Zoology 252: 317-326 - get paper here Mirtschin, P., Rasmussen, A.R. & Weinstein, S.A. 2017. Australia’s Dangerous snakes. CSIRO Publishing, 424 pp. - get paper here O’Shea, M. 2018. The Book of Snakes. Ivy Press / Quarto Publishing, London, - get paper here Storr G M 1980. A new Brachyaspis (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 8 (3): 397-399 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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