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Snakes of the realm: a listing of dwelling and Extinct Species-the first catalogue of its kind-covers all dwelling and fossil snakes defined among 1758 and 2012, comprising 3,509 residing and 274 extinct species allotted to 539 dwelling and 112 extinct genera.
Also integrated are fifty four genera and 302 species which are doubtful or invalid, leading to attractiveness of 705 genera and 4,085 species.

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2013. 1. -C. Duméril, 1853). Mém. Acad. Sci. Paris 23: 522. -C. Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854b, Acalyptus superciliosus peroni Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854b, and Pseudodistira horrida Kinghorn, 1926. Type: Holotype, MNHN 7711 (F. A. Lesueur, 1800–1804). ” [= Australia]. Distribution: Sino-Australia. ), Papua New Guinea (Western), Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, N Western Australia) and New Caledonia. ACANTHOPHIS Daudin, 1803c (nomen susbstitutum) (Elapidae) Synonyms: Acanthurus Daudin, 1803b (nomen praeoccupatum), Acantophis – Fischer von Waldheim, 1808 (nomen incorrectum), Acanthophis Leach, 1814 A (nomen praeoccupatum), Ophryas Merrem, 1820, Ophyrus – Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 in 1822–1831 (nomen incorrectum), Acantophis Gray, 1825 (nomen emendatum), Ophyas – Gray, 1825 (nomen incorrectum), Acantophis Berthold in Latreille, 1827 (nomen emendatum), Ophrias Cuvier, 1829 (nomen emendatum), Acantrophis – Cuvier, 1836 (nomen incorrectum), Orophias Oken, 1836 (nomen emendatum), Acanthopes – Swainson, 1839 (nomen incorrectum), Acauthophis – Steindachner, 1867 (nomen incorrectum), Acantopis – Senna, 1886 (nomen incorrectum), Acanthopsis Sherborn, 1902 (nomen emendatum), Acanthiophis – Nikolsky, 1916 (nomen incorrectum), Ancanthophis – Fairley, 1929 (nomen incorrectum), and Acanthopus – Trethewie, 1956 (nomen incorrectum).

4. Acanthophis laevis Macleay, 1877. Proc. Linn. Soc. W. (1877–1878) 2(1): 40–41. , 2001b (nomen corrigendum), and Acanthophis yuwoni Hoser, 2002a. J. Macleay, July 1875). , Papua New Guinea, ca. 9°05’S, 142°58’E, elevation 20 m]. ), NSL–1800 m. , 2005. Remarks: Possibly a synonym of A. , 2005. 5. P. Ramsay, 1877. Proc. Linn. Soc. W. (1877–1878) 2(1): 72–73. Type: Holotype, AMS 451, a 419 mm specimen (W. Powell). Type locality: “Cape York, North Australia” [probably near Somerset, N Queensland].

Comp. Zool. 130(6): 418–419. P. Ionides, 11 March–26 April 1958). , Tanzania, 09º,46’S, 37º56’E, elevation 470 m]. Distribution: Southeastern Tanzania (Tanga), 25–470 m. , 2002. 20.

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