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Stephen's Banded Snake

Hoplocephalus stephensii

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

Stephens's banded snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii) is a species of highly venomous tree snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Taxonomy Gerard Krefft described Hoplocephalus stephensii as a species new to science in 1869.

Distribution

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