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Shield-snouted brown snake

shield-snouted brown snake (Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha)
Quilpie, Queensland
Photo © Rob Valentic
Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha - (McCoy, 1879)
Pronunciation  SUE-doh-NAY-ah   ASS-pid-oh-RINK-uss
Etymology  Pseudonaja: 'false Naja', after a genus of cobra.
aspidorhyncha: 'shield-snout'.
Other names  Pseudonaja gowi 
 
Total length
Species avg: 120 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

Description

Strap-like rostral scale giving the snout a chisel-like shape when viewed from above.1
Whitish to pale grey mouth lining.1

Similar species

Western brown snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni) - has dark bluish grey mouth lining; often has fewer ventral scales1
Northern brown snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis) - has dark bluish grey mouth lining; often has fewer ventral scales1

Taxonomic notes

Resurrected from synonymy with Northern brown snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis) in 2009.1

Scale count information


Dorsal scales at midbody   17
Ventrals   207 to 226 with a divided anal scale
Subcaudals   47 to 63 and are divided
Other scale information  
Danger rating  
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