Pseudonaja mengdeni WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985
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Pseudonaja mengdeni
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Gwardar, Western brownsnake |
| Synonym | Pseudonaja mengdeni WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 Pseudonaja kellyi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 Pseudonaja kellyi — WELLS 2002 Pseudonaja mengdeni — WELLS 2002 Pseudonaja mengdeni — WELLS 2002 Pseudonaja mengdeni — SKINNER 2009 Pseudonaja mengdeni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 605 Pseudonaja mengdeni — MIRTSCHIN et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western and central Australia, from Carnarvon, Western Australia, to Mootwingee National Park, western New South Wales) Type locality: 2 km east of Maryvale, Northern Territory. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: NTM R1989 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “A member of the Pseudonaja nuchalis complex, readily identified by the following combination of characters: Ventrals 212; vertebrals 217 (taken from parietals to last body scale row that contacts the the most posterior ventral); total vertebrals (body plus tail) 273; subcaudals 56 divided; anal 2; mid-body scale rows 17; body scale rows within 10 vertebrals of anal, 15; neck scale rows 19 at 10th vertebral, 17 at 10th ventral; temporal row 11; first supralabial row 13; second supralabial row 13; third supralabial row 17; supralabials 6-6, 3rd and 4th suborbital; infralabials 6-6. Measurements of Holotype (mm): Snout to vent length 820.0; vent to tail 135.0. Colouration of Holotype (in alcohol): Uniform brown on first third of dorsum, followed by a lighter brown with each scale edged with dark brown forming a distinct reticulated pattern. The head is light brown (lightest on the snout) with a darker interocular 'bar'; nape colour same as snout. There is an incomplete 'V' series of 5 jet black scales on the neck.” (Wells & Wellington 1985). |
| Comment | Diemenia aspidorhyncha MCCOY 189 and Pseudonaja mengdeni WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 have been removed from the synonymy of P. nuchalis by SKINNER 2009. Venomous! |
| Etymology | Named for Dr Gregory Mengden, of the Australian Museum, Sydney in recognition of his researches on reptilian cytology. |
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