Pygmy mulga snake
Species of snake
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The pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis weigeli), also commonly known as the pygmy king brown snake,[3] is a species of venomous snake in the black snake genus Pseudechis in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia.
| Pygmy mulga snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Pseudechis |
| Species: | P. weigeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudechis weigeli (Wells & Wellington, 1987) | |
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Geographic range
Habitat
Reproduction
P. weigeli is ovoviviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
P. weigeli was genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.[4] Within the genus Pseudechis it is most closely related to the eastern dwarf mulga snake (P. pailsei) and an as yet undescribed species from the Northern Territory.[4]
Etymology
The specific name, weigeli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist John Randall Weigel (born 1955).[3]