Pseudechis colletti BOULENGER, 1902

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Collett's Snake G: Collet-Schwarzotter
Synonym	Pseudechis colletti BOULENGER 1902 Pseudechis colletti — MACKAY 1955: 20 Pseudechis colletti — COGGER 1983: 231 Pseudechis colletti — WELCH 1994: 103 Pseudechis colletti — COGGER 2000: 665 Pseudechis colletti — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Pseudechis colletti — WALLACH et al. 2014: 597 Pseudechis colletti — MIRTSCHIN et al. 2017
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Qld., 'locality unknown".
Reproduction	oviparous (ovoviviparous)
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.69
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1202 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous! Distribution: see map of localities in MADDOCK et al. 2016.
Etymology	Named after Dr. Robert Collett (1842-1913), a Norwegian zoologist and ichthyologist who worked at Christiania (Oslo) Museum (1871-1913) and was Professor of Zoology at the university from 1884.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Boulenger, G. A. 1902. Description of a new snake of the genus Pseudechis from Queensland. Ann. Mag. Nat Hist. (7) 10: 494-495 - get paper here Brischoux F, Pizzatto L, Shine R. 2010. Insights into the adaptive significance of vertical pupil shape in snakes. J Evol Biol. 23(9): 1878-85. - 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. Edwards, Euan 1993. Pseudechis colletti. Litteratura Serpentium 13 (4): 113-119 - get paper here Mackay, R. D. 1955. A revision of the genus Pseudechis. Proc. R. Zool. Soc. N. S. W. 1953-54: 15-23 - get paper here Maddock, Simon T.;Aaron Childerstone, Bryan Grieg Fry, David J. Williams , Axel Barlow, Wolfgang Wüster 2016. Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48-55 [2017, but published online 2016] - get paper here Mirtschin, P., Rasmussen, A.R. & Weinstein, S.A. 2017. Australia’s Dangerous snakes. CSIRO Publishing, 424 pp. - 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 http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/snakes/elapids/elapids.htm http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/elapidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Pseudechis/colletti Google images

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