Blue-bellied black snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Pseudechis |
| Species: | P. guttatus
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| Pseudechis guttatus De Vis, 1905
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The blue-bellied black snake (Pseudechis guttatus), also known commonly as the spotted black snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia.
Geographic range
P. guttatus is endemic to the inland areas of south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of P. guttatus are grassland, shrubland, and savanna.[1]
Description
On average, P. guttatus grows to a total length (including tail) of 1.2 m (3.9 ft), but some specimens have been found to measure as long as 1.5 m (4.9 ft).[3]
Diet
P. guttatus is carnivorous. Its diet consists of frogs, lizards, and small mammals.[3]
Reproduction
P. guttatus, like most other snakes, is oviparous, laying 7–12 eggs during the breeding season.[3]
Venom
The average venom ejection of P. guttatus is unknown. The snake's venom is the second most toxic of all the
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Species Pseudechis guttatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b c d "Spotted Black Snake (Pseudechis guttatus)".
- S2CID 27460738.
- ^ "Australian Venom Research Unit". 13 January 2021.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0643100350.
- De Vis CW (1905). "A New Genus of Lizards". Annals of the Queensland Museum 6: 46–52. (Pseudechis guttata, new species, pp. 49–50).
- ISBN 978-1921517280.
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