Bush's Hooded Snake

[Surroundx]

Hi guys,

Bush's Hooded Snake (Suta spectabilis bushi Storr, 1988) is only known from 5 specimens (holotype: WAM R66626) collected from Scaddan, north of Esperance here in WA. Brian Bush lists it as possibly extinct on his website (see references).

I'm currently compiling a database of all possibly recently extinct species of plants and animals, and was wondering whether anybody knows any more information about this species? Has anybody been on any field trips targeting this species, or kept an eye out for this species when herping near the type locality? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

References:

Storr, G. M. (1988). A new Rhinoplocephalus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 14(1): 137-138.

Snakes Harmful & Harmless - Brian Bush

 

[-Peter]

Check out Parasuta spectabilis.

 

[junglepython2]

Cogger lists bushi as a subspecies of spectabilis, but it does say spectabilis is probably a composite species where subspecies are likely seperate species.

 

[Echiopsis]

I was out there last month but didnt see any. The habitat is still there though its fragmented in the entire region. I tend to think P spec. bushi is a BS species anyway, just colour variation in gouldii at the eastern edge of its range.

E-mail Busho, hes probably had a better crack at it than me in recent history, i hit the patch late in the day and it was a bit on the hot side to uncover much.

Hi guys,

Bush's Hooded Snake (Suta spectabilis bushi Storr, 1988) is only known from 5 specimens (holotype: WAM R66626) collected from Scaddan, north of Esperance here in WA. Brian Bush lists it as possibly extinct on his website (see references).

I'm currently compiling a database of all possibly recently extinct species of plants and animals, and was wondering whether anybody knows any more information about this species? Has anybody been on any field trips targeting this species, or kept an eye out for this species when herping near the type locality? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

References:

Storr, G. M. (1988). A new Rhinoplocephalus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 14(1): 137-138.

Snakes Harmful & Harmless - Brian Bush

 

[eipper]

I am fairly sure one turned up not that long ago