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Sinomicrurus swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Sinomicrurus swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Sinomicrurus swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Sinomicrurus swinhoei is a small protected rare snake endemic to Taiwan that is oviparous, laying 4–14 eggs each summer.

Denisonia devisi (Waite & Longman, 1920)

Denisonia devisi (Waite & Longman, 1920)

Denisonia devisi (Waite & Longman, 1920)

Denisonia devisi, or De Vis' banded snake, is a venomous Australian snake whose known range has expanded to Victoria and South Australia in recent decades.

Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862)

Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862)

Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862)

Demansia torquata is a species of collared whip snake with distinctive markings, found primarily in eastern Queensland, Australia.

Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837)

Demansia psammophis, the yellow-faced whip snake, is an endemic Australian diurnal oviparous community-dwelling snake.

Demansia vestigiata (De Vis, 1884)

Demansia vestigiata (De Vis, 1884)

Demansia vestigiata (De Vis, 1884)

Demansia vestigiata, the lesser black whipsnake, is a venomous elapid snake found in northern Australia.

Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Demansia papuensis is a brown to black Australian snake with a spotted tan head that grows up to 1.5 m long.

Cacophis squamulosus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Cacophis squamulosus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Cacophis squamulosus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Cacophis squamulosus, the golden-crowned snake, is the largest crowned snake, found in eastern Australian forests and nearby suburbs, and lays eggs.

Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863

Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863

Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863

Cacophis krefftii is a small Australian elapid snake that lives in forests and reproduces by laying eggs.

Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869

Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869

Cacophis harriettae Krefft, 1869

Cacophis harriettae is a small Australian elapid snake that lives in moist habitats and lays clutches of 2–10 eggs.

Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948

Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948

Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948

Acanthophis rugosus, the rough-scaled death adder, is a venomous snake native to northern Australia and Australian deserts.

Acanthophis praelongus Ramsay, 1877

Acanthophis praelongus Ramsay, 1877

Acanthophis praelongus Ramsay, 1877

Acanthophis praelongus, the northern death adder, is a venomous elapid snake found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)

Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)

Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)

Acanthophis antarcticus, the common death adder, is an elapid snake native to Australia and Papua that gives birth to live young.

Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864)

Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864)

Austrelaps ramsayi (Krefft, 1864)

Austrelaps ramsayi, the highlands copperhead, is a venomous snake found in alpine eastern Australia that gives birth to live young.

Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)

Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)

Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)

Austrelaps superbus, the lowland copperhead, is a venomous Australian snake found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)

Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)

Vermicella annulata (Gray, 1841)

Vermicella annulata, the bandy-bandy, is a distinctively ringed elapid snake found across Australia's east coast.

Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)

Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)

Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)

Tropidechis carinatus is an Australian snake easily confused with non-venomous keelbacks, found in moist habitats along the eastern coast.

Suta suta (Peters, 1863)

Suta suta (Peters, 1863)

Suta suta (Peters, 1863)

Suta suta (curl snake) is a small Australian venomous snake that gives birth to live young.

Suta dwyeri (Worrell, 1956)

Suta dwyeri (Worrell, 1956)

Suta dwyeri (Worrell, 1956)

Suta dwyeri is a small secretive nocturnal viviparous snake native to Australia, found in open woodland, grassland, and rocky areas.

Suta flagellum (Mccoy, 1878)

Suta flagellum (Mccoy, 1878)

Suta flagellum (Mccoy, 1878)

Suta flagellum is a small Australian snake distinguished by an hourglass-shaped black neck patch, that gives birth to live young.

Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)

Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)

Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)

Suta gouldii is a species that occupies multiple natural habitats and is ovoviviparous, with a recorded maximum adult snout-to-vent length of 47 cm.

Suta nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Suta nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Suta nigriceps (Günther, 1863)

Suta nigriceps, the Mallee black-backed snake, is a common viviparous snake found across southern Australia.

Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859)

Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859)

Simoselaps bertholdi (Jan, 1859)

Simoselaps bertholdi is a 30 cm long oviparous snake found across arid inland Australia.

Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Pseudonaja textilis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Pseudonaja textilis, the eastern brown snake, is a venomous Australian snake with described physical traits, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.

Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)

Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)

Pseudonaja modesta (Günther, 1872)

Pseudonaja modesta, the ringed brown snake, is a small venomous elapid native to arid inland Australia.

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