''Myron resetari'', also known as the Broome mangrove snake or Resetar's mangrove snake, is a species of venomous homalopsid snake native to the marine waters of north-western

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. The

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''resetari'' honours herpetologist Alan Resetar of the

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Description

The snake grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.

Behaviour

The species is

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Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from the type locality of Broome, in tropical north-western

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, where it inhabits mangrove-lined coastal waters.

References

resetari Snakes of Australia Reptiles of Western Australia Reptiles described in 2011 {{Snake-stub