The pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis weigeli), also commonly known as the pygmy king brown snake,[3] is a species of venomous snake in the black snake genus Pseudechis in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia.
In Australia P. weigeli is endemic to the Kimberley ranges.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of P. weigeli are forest and savanna.[1]
P. weigeli is ovoviviparous.[2]
P. weigeli was genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.[4] Within the genus Pseudechis it is most closely related to the eastern dwarf mulga snake (P. pailsei) and an as yet undescribed species from the Northern Territory.[4]
The specific name, weigeli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist John Randall Weigel (born 1955).[3]
The pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis weigeli), also commonly known as the pygmy king brown snake, is a species of venomous snake in the black snake genus Pseudechis in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia.
