Myron resetari
Myron resetari | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Homalopsidae |
Genus: | Myron |
Species: | M. resetari
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Binomial name | |
Myron resetari Murphy, 2011
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Myron resetari, also known as the Broome mangrove snake or Resetar's mangrove snake, is a species of venomous homalopsid snake native to the marine waters of north-western Australia. The specific epithet resetari honours herpetologist Alan Resetar of the Field Museum of Natural History.[1]
Description[]
The snake grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.[1]
Behaviour[]
The species is viviparous.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
The species is known only from the type locality of Broome, in tropical north-western Western Australia, where it inhabits mangrove-lined coastal waters.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Resetar's mangrove snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
Categories:
- Myron
- Snakes of Australia
- Reptiles of Western Australia
- Reptiles described in 2011
- Snake stubs