NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Curl Snake
Suta suta (Peters, 1863)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Curl Snake (Suta suta)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The curl snake (Suta suta) is a species of venomous, heavily built snake in the family Elapidae. The species, which is native to Australia, is also known more commonly in Western Australia as the myall snake. The curl snake is often confused with a similar species named the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis).
Wikipedia contributors, Curl snake; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:05:18.864707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Suta suta (Peters, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1863)
- Common name
- Curl Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Suta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyElapidae
- subfamilyHydrophiinae
- genusSuta
- speciesSuta suta (Peters, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Suta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rosen's SnakeSuta fasciata (Rosén, 1905) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ord Curl SnakeSuta ordensis (Storr, 1984) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Little Whip SnakeSuta flagellum (Mccoy, 1878) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Little Spotted SnakeSuta punctata (Boulenger, 1896) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hoplocephalus frenatus Peters, 1870 Peters, 1870 | synonym |
| Hoplocephalus frontalis Ogilby, 1890 Ogilby, 1890 | synonym |
| Hoplocephalus stirlingi Lucas & Frost, 1896 Lucas & Frost, 1896 | synonym |
| Hoplocephalus sutus Peters, 1863 Peters, 1863 | synonym |
| Denisonia forresti Boulenger, 1906 Boulenger, 1906 | synonym |
| Alecto wiebelii Jan, 1863 Jan, 1863 | synonym |
| Denisonia frontalis propinqua de Vis, 1905 de Vis, 1905 | synonym |
| Hoplocephalus carpentariae Macleay, 1887 Macleay, 1887 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Suta&species=suta Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53HMD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.