Ord curl snake

The Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis) is a species of snake in the family Elapidae.[1][2] It is endemic to Australia and native to the catchments of Ord and Victoria Rivers in the northern borderland region between Northern Territory and Western Australia. It occurs in tropical, seasonally dry woodlands and grasslands.[1]

Ord curl snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Suta
Species:
S. ordensis
Binomial name
Suta ordensis
(Storr, 1984)
Synonyms[2]

Denisonia ordensis Storr, 1984

Ord curl snake is mildly venomous.[2]

References

  1. Ellis, R.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Macdonald, S.M (2017). "Suta ordensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102726337A102726361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102726337A102726361.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Suta ordensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 March 2020.


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