Eastern dwarf mulga snake
| Eastern pygmy mulga snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Pseudechis |
| Species: | P. pailsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudechis pailsei (Hoser, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pailsus pailsei Hoser, 1998
Pailsus pailsi | |
The eastern pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis pailsei) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to Australia, genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.[1]
The eastern pygmy mulga snake was described in 1998 as Pailsus pailsei by Raymond Hoser. Wolfgang Wüster identified that its species name should be spelt "pailsi" under taxonomic rules in 2001.[2]
References
- ↑ Maddock, S.T.; A. Childerstone; B.G. Fry; D.J. Williams; A. Barlow & W. Wüster (2017). "Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55.
- ↑ Taxonomic contributions in the "amateur" literature: comments on recent descriptions of new genera and species by Raymond Hoser. Litteratura Serpentium. 2001;21:67–91.
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