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Ringed Brown Snake
Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)
Pseudonaja modesta, the ringed brown snake, is a small venomous elapid native to arid inland Australia.
Dugite
Pseudonaja affinis Günther, 1872
Pseudonaja affinis, the dugite, is a dangerous venomous brown snake native to southern Western Australia and western South Australia.
Strap-Snouted Brown Snake
Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879)
Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha, the strap-snouted brown snake, is a light to medium brown snake found in central-southern Australia.
Peninsula Brown Snake
Pseudonaja inframacula (Waite, 1925)
Pseudonaja inframacula, the peninsula brown snake, is a venomous elapid snake native to South Australia.
Western Brown Snake
Pseudonaja mengdeni Wells & Wellington, 1985
Pseudonaja mengdeni (western brown snake) is a highly venomous Australian snake found across dry inland areas.
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus (Shaw, 1794)
This is a detailed description of the red-bellied black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.
Blue-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis guttatus De Vis, 1905
Pseudechis guttatus is an oviparous Australian snake endemic to inland eastern Australia that inhabits grasslands, shrublands, and savannas.
Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis (Gray, 1842)
Pseudechis australis, the Australian king brown snake, is Australia’s largest venomous snake with a wide mainland Australian range.
Coastal Taipan
Oxyuranus scutellatus Peters, 1867
The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) is Australia's second-longest venomous snake, found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus (Peters, 1861)
Tiger snakes (genus Notechis) are large venomous Australian elapid snakes with potent potentially fatal venom.
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Hydrophis platurus, the yellow-bellied sea snake, is a widely distributed pelagic sea snake with distinctive bicolor patterning.
Elegant Sea Snake
Hydrophis elegans (Gray, 1842)
The elegant sea snake (Hydrophis elegans) is a highly venomous elapid sea snake found along northern Australian coasts.
Olive-headed Sea Snake
Hydrophis major (Shaw, 1802)
Hydrophis major is a sea snake with distinct scale and color patterns found in waters around Australia and nearby Oceania.
Slender-necked Sea Snake
Hydrophis coggeri (Kharin, 1984)
Hydrophis coggeri, the slender-necked Cogger's sea snake, is a venomous viviparous marine elapid from southern Pacific and western Australian waters.
Beaked Sea Snake
Hydrophis schistosus Daudin, 1803
Hydrophis schistosus Daudin, 1803 is a common aggressive venomous Indo-Pacific sea snake that preys on fish.
Stephens' Banded Snake
Hoplocephalus stephensii Krefft, 1869
Hoplocephalus stephensii, Stephens's banded snake, is a large elapid endemic to Australia's east coast with a slow, low-energy life cycle.
Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides Schlegel, 1837
Hoplocephalus bungaroides, the broad-headed snake, is a venomous Australian species easily confused with young diamond pythons.
Pale-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bitorquatus (Jan, 1859)
Hoplocephalus bitorquatus is a viviparous Australian elapid snake that inhabits eastern coastal forests.
Marsh Snake
Hemiaspis signata (Jan, 1859)
Hemiaspis signata is a venomous endemic Australian elapid snake found along the east coast.
Orange-naped Snake
Furina ornata (Gray, 1842)
Furina ornata, the orange-naped moon snake, is a small venomous Australian reptile found across northern and western Australia.
Brown-headed Snake
Furina tristis (Günther, 1858)
Furina tristis, the brown-headed snake, is a small venomous reptile native to northeastern Australia's Cape York peninsula.
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema (Schlegel, 1837)
Furina diadema, the red-naped snake, is a small Australian snake with a distinctive red neck patch that lives across eastern Australia and lays eggs.
Ijima's Turtle-headed Sea Snake
Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898
Emydocephalus ijimae, Ijima's or turtlehead sea snake, is a viviparous elapid sea snake from East Asian Pacific coastal waters that eats coral reef fish eggs.
Eastern Turtle-headed Sea Snake
Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869
Emydocephalus annulatus is a medium venomous sea snake with variable color that affects algal fouling and activity but not survival.
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