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Distribution ( Inglês )

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
Type locality: Australia
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Hemiaspis signata ( Inglês )

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Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake[3] and marsh snake[4]) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast.[5]

Recognisable by two distinctive narrow white lines on the face, the colour can range from pale olive to black top with a dark grey to black belly. Adults can grow to 70 cm in length, but most specimens are smaller than this. Their diet consists mainly of skinks and frogs.[4]

It was first described in 1859 by Giorgio Jan as Alecto signata.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Hemiaspis signata (Jan, 1859)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Hemiaspis signata The Reptile Database". www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Isbister, GK; Dawson, AH; Whyte, IM (March 2002). "Two cases of bites by the black-bellied swamp snake (Hemiaspis signata)". Toxicon. 40 (3): 317–9. doi:10.1016/s0041-0101(01)00221-5. PMID 11711130.
  4. ^ a b "Whip Snakes and Marsh Snakes Fact Sheet" (PDF). Queensland Museum. 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Hemiaspis signata (Jan, 1859) - Black-bellied Swamp Snake". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Hemiaspis signata (Jan, 1859)". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. ^ Giorgio Jan (1859). "Plan d'une iconographie descriptive des ophidiens et description sommaire de nouvelles espèces de serpents". Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée (in French). 11: 122-130 [128]. ISSN 1259-6523. Wikidata Q108828733.
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Hemiaspis signata: Brief Summary ( Inglês )

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Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake and marsh snake) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast.

Recognisable by two distinctive narrow white lines on the face, the colour can range from pale olive to black top with a dark grey to black belly. Adults can grow to 70 cm in length, but most specimens are smaller than this. Their diet consists mainly of skinks and frogs.

It was first described in 1859 by Giorgio Jan as Alecto signata.

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