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Theodore, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald |
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Denisonia maculata | ||||||||||
Pronunciation | den-is-SOHN-ee-ah MACK-you-LAH-tah | |||||||||
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Etymology |
Denisonia: after Sir William Denison, a former governor of New South Wales.
maculata: 'spotted'. |
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Other names |
Ornamented snakes
Hoplocephalus maculatus Denisonia ornata Hoplocephalus muelleri |
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DescriptionA stout snake, brown to black above, with the scales of the flanks lighter in colour and often with darker streaks. Belly is white or cream, with dark specks on the outer edges of the ventral scales. Lips are barred. Similar speciesDe Vis' banded snake (Denisonia devisi) - has prominent bands on the body. Scale count information
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