Australian Museum Journal Herpetological notes. No. 3
- Shortform:
- Kinghorn, 1931, Rec. Aust. Mus. 18(5): 267–269
- Author(s):
- Kinghorn, J. Roy
- Year published:
- 1931
- Title:
- Herpetological notes. No. 3
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 5
- Start page:
- 267
- End page:
- 269
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.18.1931.727
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 13 November 1931
- Cover date:
- 13 November 1931
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 05 February 2009
- Available online:
- 05 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 727
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (72kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (409kb PDF)
Abstract
The following paper contains the description of a new species of snake from the Roper River, North Australia, and a new gecko from Boggabri on the northern tablelands of New South Wales.
Rhynchoelaps roperi, sp. nov.
Snout prominent, shovel-shaped, obtusely pointed from above, lateral edges very sharp. Rostral broader than deep, its upper portion forming an acute angle posteriorly and wedged between the internasals;...