Self-published taxon descriptions, bereft of a basis of evidence, are a long-standing problem
in taxonomy. The problem derives in part from the Principle of Priority in the International …

Identifying the traits of ancestral organisms can reveal patterns and drivers of organismal
diversification. Unfortunately, reconstructing complex multistate traits (such as diet) remains …

The genus Demansia Günther is the most diverse genus of Australian terrestrial elapids. A
phylogenetic framework for the familiar but problematic taxa D. psammophis and D …

The subspecies rank has been widely applied by taxonomists to capture infraspecific
variation within the Linnaean classification system. Many subspecies described throughout …

The behaviour and physical appearance of gravid females, parturition, and the relationship
between litter size, maternal size, neonate size and relative clutch mass were examined in …

Max Tibby 898 history observations made by licensed snake catchers, field naturalists, and
others working with wildlife outside the scope of traditional scientific research. The health …

The past two decades have seen an increase in the documentation of reptile diversity in the
Australian arid zone through a combination of genetic and morphological analyses based …

Variation in the distribution of black head pigment, the overlap pattern of head scales, and
the dorsal and ventral body colouration in populations of the Little Whip Snake Suta …

Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the affinities of the two currently recognised
species of Neelaps Günther, 1863, Neelaps bimaculatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Atlas Iron Pty Ltd (Atlas) is currently in the process of develo**
the Sanjiv Ridge Project (formerly known as the Corunna Downs Project), an iron ore project …