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Aplin, K. P. & Smith, L. A. (2001). "Checklist of the frogs and reptiles of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. 63: 51– 74. Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush; Brad Maryan; David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-920694 ...
The Australian scrub python is Australia's largest native snake. Victoria. North West. Common copperhead, Austrelaps; ... Western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis;
The dugite (/ ˈ dj uː ɡ aɪ t /; Pseudonaja affinis) is a species of venomous, potentially lethal snake endemic to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae. Caution sign for dugite snakes in the coastal dunes near Swanbourne Beach in Swanbourne, Western Australia .
The king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) is a species of highly venomous snake of the family Elapidae, native to northern, western, and Central Australia. The king brown snake is the largest terrestrial venomous snake in Australia. [3] Despite its common name, it is a member of the genus Pseudechis (black snakes) and only distantly related ...
Neelaps calonotos, also known commonly as the black-striped burrowing snake, the black-striped snake, and the western black-striped snake, is a species of mildly venomous burrowing snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet calonotos ("beautiful-backed") refers to the patterning on the upper surface of the body. [3]
Australia has over 860 species, a large number in comparison to other continents; for example, North America's total is about 280. [1] The most species-rich group is Squamata, the snakes and lizards. They are especially diverse in the arid areas of Australia, where other fauna are scarcer.
Gould's hooded snake (Suta gouldii), also known commonly as the black-headed snake and Gould's black-headed snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.
The western brown snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni) is commonly known as Mengden's brown snake, [2] and alternatively, gwardar. [ 3 ] Pseudnaja mengdeni is endemic to Australia .