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Western pygmy mulga snake |
North Kimberley, Western Australia Photo © Brendan Schembri |
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Pseudechis weigeli | ||||||
Pronunciation | sue-DECK-iss WHY-gull-ee | |||||
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Etymology |
Pseudechis: 'false Echis' - Echis is a genus of adders.
weigeli: after John Weigel. |
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Other names |
Weigel's black snake
Pseudechis australis |
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DescriptionLight brown to reddish brown in colour; dark-edged body scales form an obscure reticulated patter; dark streaks and spots present on head and neck, particularly along sutures of head scales, and sometimes continuing down the back as a series of spots. Most subcaudal scales single (a few posterior scales may be divided). Similar speciesMulga snake (Pseudechis australis) - usually lacks spots and dark streaks on the head and neck, but young individuals may have some markings; subcaudal scales divided at least posteriorly. Taxonomic notes
The relationship between this species and the Eastern pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis pailsei) is unclear. Scale count information
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