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Ornamental/De Vis' banded snake
Denisonia
- Krefft, 1869
Pronunciation: | den-is-SOHN-ee-ah | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | after Sir William Denison, a former governor of New South Wales. | |||||||||||||||
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: De Vis' banded snake (Denisonia devisi) at 50 cm Longest Australian species: De Vis' banded snake (Denisonia devisi) at up to 60 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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