Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ba9555d0-5fea-4d62-962b-a800e5fc2e54

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Oxyuranus microlepidotus
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RDF

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Further details

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Terrestrial Habitats

Conservation status: QLDNear Threatened; NSWPresumed Extinct; VICRegionally Extinct

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Description

The Inland Taipan consumes mostly rodents, small mammals and birds. It kills with a single accurate bite, then retreats while waiting for the prey to die before returning to safely consume its meal. source: Wikipedia

The Fierce Snake is our most venomous snake. The upper surface can vary from dark brown to a light brown. Seasonal colour changes take place, with a darker winter and lighter summer coloration. The darker markings absorb heat better in winter and the lighter markings absorb less heat in summer. The head may take on an almost glossy black appearance.... source: OZ Animals

Online resources

OZ Animals: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet, Reproduction
ReptilesDownUnder.com: Distribution, Threats, Images, Author, Distribution Map
Wikipedia: Description, Morphology

Species Lists

Venomous snakes
Australian iconic species
state listed spp (non EPBC)

Images

Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Oxyuranus microlepidotus	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Diemenia microlepidota McCoy, 1879	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: McCoy, F. 1879. Small-scaled brown snake. Prodromus Zool. Vic. Vol. 3 pp. 12-13
Diemenia ferox Macleay, 1882	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Macleay, W. 1882. Description of two new species of snakes. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 6 pp. 811-813

Common Names

Common name	Source
Fierce Snake Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Office of Environment and Heritage OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Inland Taipan Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	ReptilesDownUnder.com OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Western Taipan Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Department of Environment and Resource Management Australian Faunal Directory
Small-scaled Snake Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Department of Sustainability and Environment

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Charts showing breakdown of occurrence records

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Record maps from other sources

Source: ReptilesDownUnder.com

Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Oxyuranus microlepidotus (McCoy, 1879)

Western Taipan