Hemiaspis signata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hemiaspis |
Species: | H. signata |
Binomial name | |
Hemiaspis signata | |
Synonyms | |
Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake [4] and marsh snake [5] ) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast. [6]
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. [5]
It was first described in 1859 by Giorgio Jan as Alecto signata. [7] [8]
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