Papuan pygmy mulga snake
Highly venomous snake native to New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Papuan pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis rossignolii) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to New Guinea, genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.[1] It was originally described by Raymond Hoser in 2000 as Pailsus rossignolii, naming it for Victorian snake handler Fred Rossignoli.[2]
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Papuan pygmy mulga snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Pseudechis |
Species: | P. rossignolii |
Binomial name | |
Pseudechis rossignolii (Hoser, 2000) | |
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