Biology:Papuan pygmy mulga snake
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Short description: Highly venomous snake native to New Guinea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Pseudechis |
| Species: | P. rossignolii
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| Pseudechis rossignolii (Hoser, 2000)
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The Papuan pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis rossignolii) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to Australia , 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]
References
- ↑ Maddock, S.T.; A. Childerstone (2017). "Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55.". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55.. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220124239/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35959689/Publications/2016_Pseudechis_MPE.pdf.
- ↑ Hoser, Raymond (2000). "A New Species of Snake (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Irian Jaya". Litteratura Serpentium 20 (6): 178–186. http://www.smuggled.com/Pailsu10.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q3409569 entry
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