Pseudonaja mengdeni

Animalia/Chordata/Squamata/Elapidae/Pseudonaja

At a glance

Occurrence records2 107

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Pseudonaja mengdeni's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 107 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page2 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 107 records

01Narrative

The western brown snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni) is commonly known as Mengden's brown snake, and alternatively, gwardar. Pseudnaja mengdeni is endemic to Australia. It is highly variable in colour and patterns and is a highly dangerous elapid whose bite can cause severe symptoms resulting in death. It is one of the three species originally classified as Pseudonaja nuchalis along with P. aspidorhyncha, and P. nuchalis.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 107 records

Wild obs. + sensor462

Museum / vouchered1 336

Other309

Origin

Native104

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 148 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 158≤1 km 79≤10 km 25>10 km 56

318 georeferenced · 144 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor462

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy25% within 1 km

≤100 m 9≤1 km 17≤10 km 77>10 km 2

105 georeferenced · 1 231 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 336

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record	980
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record	193
Sydney, AU	90
Museums Victorialocation not on record	24
Natick, US	22
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record	8
Cambridge, US	3
CASlocation not on record	2
Ann Arbor, US	1

9 institutions · 1 323 of 1 336 vouchered records shown · 13 without an institution code

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Record type2 107 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 9 geolocated

Record type2 107 records