Species

Pseudechis papuanus

Pseudechis papuanus · described by PETERS & DORIA 1878

Pseudechis australis, a close relative of Pseudechis papuanus

Pictured: Pseudechis australis, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Fossil specimen.

Photo: Sirrob01, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Pseudechis papuanus
First described
PETERS & DORIA 1878
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Pseudechis

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree