Suta monachus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Suta
Species: Suta monachus

Name

Suta monachus (Storr, 1964)

• Holotype: WAM 20606, collected by J. Douglas on 26 June 1963.
• Type locality: “Kalgoorlie, Western Australia; Lat. 30°43’ S, Long. 121° 27’ E”.

Combinations

• Denisonia monachus Storr, 1964: 89 [original combination]
• Suta monachus — McDowell, 1970 [subsequent combination]
• Unechis monachus — Cogger, 1975 [subsequent combination]
• Rhinoplocephalus monachus — Storr, 1984 [subsequent combination]
• Parasuta monachus — Wells & Wellington, 1985: 47 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Storr, G.M. 1964. Denisonia monachus, a new elapid snake from Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 9: 89–90. BHL

Links

• Ellis, R. & Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Parasuta monachus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102719240A102719791. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102719240A102719791.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Monk Snake