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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 .
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 ...
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.
Records of the Western Australian Museum. 14 (3): 421– 423. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016; Storr, Glen Milton (2002). Snakes of Western Australia: Revised Edition. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Museum. ISBN 0-7307-1295-8. OCLC 50470978. Swan, Gerry (1995). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of ...
The snakes are also capable of digging themselves into the soil. The Eastern brown snake is a species that is found in Queensland. The snake is named after its predominating color, however colour can range from uniform tan to grey or dark brown. The belly is cream, yellow or pale orange with darker orange spots. [3]
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 ...
Pale-headed blind snake; Pale-headed snake; Paroplocephalus; Peninsula brown snake; Pilbara bandy bandy; Pilbara death adder; Prong-snouted blind snake; Proximus blind snake; Pseudoferania; Pseudonaja; Pseudonaja mengdeni; Pseudonaja nuchalis; Pygmy copperhead; Pygmy mulga snake; Pygmy python