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CAVS: 5111

Subspecies Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (Peters, 1867)

Taipan

 

Generic Combinations

  • Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (Peters, 1867).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Kimberley region, WA ,to northern NT, and Eastern Qld to far NE of NSW

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, diurnal, low open woodland, open forest, oviparous, predator, tall forest, terrestrial, woodland.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024 19-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011 08-Mar-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)