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Papuan pygmy mulga snake

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The Papuan pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis rossignolii) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to New Guinea, genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.[1] It was originally described by Raymond Hoser in 2000 as Pailsus rossignolii, naming it for Victorian snake handler Fred Rossignoli.[2]

References

  1. ^ Maddock, S.T.; A. Childerstone; B.G. Fry; D.J. Williams; A. Barlow; W. Wüster (2017). "Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20.
  2. ^ Hoser, Raymond (2000). "A New Species of Snake (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Irian Jaya". Litteratura Serpentium. 20 (6): 178–186.
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Papuan pygmy mulga snake: Brief Summary

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The Papuan pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis rossignolii) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to New Guinea, genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017. It was originally described by Raymond Hoser in 2000 as Pailsus rossignolii, naming it for Victorian snake handler Fred Rossignoli.

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