Oxyuranus scutellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Oxyuranus
Species: Oxyuranus scutellatus

Name

Oxyuranus scutellatus (Peters, 1867)

References

  • Doughty, P.; Maryan, B.; Donnellan, S.C.; Hutchinson, M.N. 2007: A new species of taipan (Elapidae: Oxyuranus) from central Australia. Zootaxa, 1422: 45–58. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Coastal taipan, Common taipan, Papuan taipan
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