Katrinus fuscus jackyae (Hoser, 2004)

Schleip, Wulf D. & O'Shea, Mark, 2010, Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, ZooKeys 66, pp. 29-80 : 42

Katrinus fuscus jackyae (Hoser, 2004) [nomen dubium, synonym of Liasis fuscus]

Holotype:

WAM R13882.

Type locality:

Kalumburu, Western Australia.

Remarks:

Hoser (2004) claimed that several diagnostic features separated this taxon from others, but discusses only one (APP2); he stated that "in Katrinus fuscus fuscus (from coastal Queensland) the upper lips are pale with a little brown peppering. However, in Katrinus fuscus jackyae (from the NT and WA) the lips are usually darker with more dark brown peppering or even blotches" ( Hoser 2004). He continued that this subspecies would intergrade with Katrinus fuscus cornwallisius around the Gulf of Carpentaria. The name is herein considered a nomen dubium (APP5).