Hemiaspis signata

Hemiaspis signata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hemiaspis
Species: H. signata
Binomial name
Hemiaspis signata
(Jan, 1859) [1]
Synonyms
  • Alecto signata Jan, 1859
  • Denisonia signata
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Drepanodontis signata
    — Rankin, 1972
  • Hemiaspis signata
    Cogger, 1983 [2]

Hemiaspis signata (common names: black-bellied swamp snake[3] and marsh snake[4]) is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Australia, where it is found along the east coast.[5]

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