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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: | Suta |
Species: | S. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Suta spectabilis (
Krefft, 1869)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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The spectacled hooded snake (Suta spectabilis), also known commonly as the Port Lincoln snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to central-southern Australia. [1] There are three recognized subspecies.
S. spectabilis is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitats of S. spectabilis are grassland and shrubland. [1]
Adults of S. spectabilis have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 26.5 cm (10.4 in), and the length of the tail is on average 12.5% SVL. The maximum recorded SVL is 35.6 centimetres (14.0 in). [3]
S. spectabilis is viviparous. [2]
Including the nominotypical subspecies, three subspecies are recognized as being valid. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Parasuta.
The subspecific name, bushi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Brian Gordon Bush (born 1947). [4]
Spectacled hooded snake | |
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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: | Suta |
Species: | S. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Suta spectabilis (
Krefft, 1869)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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The spectacled hooded snake (Suta spectabilis), also known commonly as the Port Lincoln snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to central-southern Australia. [1] There are three recognized subspecies.
S. spectabilis is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitats of S. spectabilis are grassland and shrubland. [1]
Adults of S. spectabilis have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 26.5 cm (10.4 in), and the length of the tail is on average 12.5% SVL. The maximum recorded SVL is 35.6 centimetres (14.0 in). [3]
S. spectabilis is viviparous. [2]
Including the nominotypical subspecies, three subspecies are recognized as being valid. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Parasuta.
The subspecific name, bushi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Brian Gordon Bush (born 1947). [4]