Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 12th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Oxyuranus
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1923 |  |
Oxyuranus Kinghorn (type species: Oxyuranus maclennani Kinghorn 1923) |
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1955 | |
Parademansia Kinghorn (type species: Diemenia microlepidota McCoy 1879; syn. Cogger 2014 [by implication]) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Australia, New Guinea.
Reported from:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
South Australia,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Sudarso Island,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Oxyuranus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Oxyuranus microlepidotus
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Inland Taipan, Small-scaled Snake, Fierce Snake, (Western Taipan)
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Inlandtaipan
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Østlig Ørkentaipan
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1879 | |
Diemenia microlepidota McCoy |
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Pseudechis microlepidotus Boulenger 1896 |
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Parademansia microlepidota Kinghorn 1955 |
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Oxyuranus microlepidotus Covacevich, McDowell, Tanner & Mengden 1981 |
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1882 | |
Diemenia ferox Macleay (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Pseudechis ferox Boulenger 1896 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a western form of scutellatus. Revalidated by Covacevich & Wombey (1976). Regionally extinct in Victoria (Wilson & Swan 2010).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia).
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Oxyuranus microlepidotus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Oxyuranus scutellatus
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Eastern Taipan, Common Taipan, (Taipan)
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Östliche Taipan
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Kysttaipan
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1867 | |
Pseudechis scutellatus Peters |
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Oxyuranus scutellatus Thompson 1933 |
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1911 | |
Pseudechis wilesmithii De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1923 | |
Oxyuranus maclennani Kinghorn (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1956 | |
Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Slater |
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Oxyuranus canni Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Other common names:
canni: Papuan Taipan
Papuataipan
scutellatus: Australian Taipan
Australsk Kysttaipan
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Sudarso Island,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Oxyuranus scutellatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Oxyuranus temporalis
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Western Desert Taipan, Central Ranges Taipan
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Westliche Wüstentaipan
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Vestlig Ørkentaipan
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2007 | |
Oxyuranus temporalis Doughty, Maryan, Donnellan & Hutchinson |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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