Hemiaspis signata
Species of snake
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Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake[4] and marsh snake[5]) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast.[6]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hemiaspis |
| Species: | H. signata |
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| Hemiaspis signata | |
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Recognisable by two distinctive narrow white lines on the face, the colour can range from pale olive to black top with a dark grey to black belly. Adults can grow to 70 cm in length, but most specimens are smaller than this. Their diet consists mainly of skinks and frogs.[5]
It was first described in 1859 by Giorgio Jan as Alecto signata.[7][8]