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Pseudonaja Inframacula 242318329
''Pseudonaja'' is a genus of highly venomous elapid snakes native to Australia. Species of this genus are known commonly as brown snakes and are considered to be some of the most dangerous snakes in the world; even young snakes are capable of delivering a fatal envenomation to a human. Despite its common name, the king brown snake (''Pseudechis australis'') is not a brown snake, but a member of the genus '' Pseudechis'', commonly known as black snakes. Species These species and subspecies are recognized: *'' Pseudonaja affinis'' Günther, 1872 — dugite or spotted brown snake **''P. a. affinis'' Günther, 1872 — coastal mainland Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ... **''P. a. exilis'' Glen Milton Storr, Storr, 1989 — mainland Western Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudonaja Modesta
The ringed brown snake (''Pseudonaja modesta'') is a species of venomous elapid snake native to a broad swathe of inland Australia, from western New South Wales and Queensland to Western Australia. Albert Günther described it as ''Cacophis modesta'' in 1872, from specimens collected in northwestern Australia. The species, specific name ''modesta'' is the Latin adjective "unassuming", "orderly", or "well-behaved", regarded as apt by toxicologist Struan Sutherland, as the snake generally does not bite people. Meanwhile, Charles Walter De Vis described ''Brachysoma sutherlandi'' from Carl Creek, Norman River in northwestern Queensland in 1884, and William Macleay described ''Furina ramsayi'', naming it after Edward Pierson Ramsay, in 1885 from a collection from Milparinka, New South Wales, Milparinka in northwestern New South Wales. All three are the same species. Reaching around 50 cm (20 in) in length, the ringed brown snake has grey-brown to red-brown upperparts with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |