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Species profile—Oxyuranus scutellatus (coastal taipan)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Oxyuranus scutellatus (coastal taipan)

Photo of Oxyuranus scutellatus (coastal taipan) - Queensland Government
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Elapidae (elapid snakes)
Scientific name
Oxyuranus scutellatus (Peters, 1867)
Common name
coastal taipan
WildNet taxon ID
470
Alternate name(s)
common taipan
taipan
eastern taipan
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Venomous

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=470.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024