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Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879) is a animal in the Elapidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879) (Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879))
Animalia

Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879)

Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879)

Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha, the strap-snouted brown snake, is a light to medium brown snake found in central-southern Australia.

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Family
Genus
Pseudonaja
Order
Class
Squamata

About Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879)

Scientific Name and Maximum Length

The strap-snouted brown snake, with the scientific name Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha (Mccoy, 1879), generally reaches up to 1.5 metres in length.

Body and Head Morphology

It is a long, thin snake, with no clear separation between its head and neck.

Snout Shape and Dorsal Coloration

Its snout has a distinctive chisel shape, and its upper body ranges from light to medium brown in color.

Geographic Distribution

This species is distributed across central-southern Australia, ranging from Hermidale in New South Wales to Penong in South Australia.

Photo: (c) Owen Lishmund, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Owen Lishmund · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Elapidae Pseudonaja

More from Elapidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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