Myron resetari

Myron resetari, also known as the Broome mangrove snake or Resetar's mangrove snake, is a species of venomous homalopsid snake native to the marine waters of north-western Australia. The specific epithet resetari honours herpetologist Alan Resetar of the Field Museum of Natural History.[1]

Myron resetari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Myron
Species:
M. resetari
Binomial name
Myron resetari
Murphy, 2011

Description

The snake grows to an average of about 40 cm in length.[1]

Behaviour

The species is viviparous.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from the type locality of Broome, in tropical north-western Western Australia, where it inhabits mangrove-lined coastal waters.[1]

References

  1. "Resetar's mangrove snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 30 May 2021.


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