Notes on the snakes of Tasmania

While the several species of snakes met with in Tasmania have received careful study in some respects, in conjunction with their mainland congeners, the information is to a certain extent scattered in numerous works.
The mis-use of vernacular terms has led to considerable confusion, and the object of these notes is to make more widely known the correct nomenclature and characteristics of the species.
The valid species are (1) Denisonia superba (Copperheaded or Superb Snake) ; (2) Denisonia coronoides (Whitelipped Whip Snake); (3) Notechis scutatus (Tiger Snake).
In addition to these three there is a species of ringed sea snake (Platurus laticaudatus), which is occasionally met with on the Tasmanian coasts.