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Pseudechis guttatus (Spotted Black Snake, Blue-bellied Black Snake)

Synonyms: Pseudechis colletti guttatus; Pseudechis mortonensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudechis guttatus (the blue-bellied black snake or spotted black snake) is a species of black snake that is only found in the inland areas of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. On average, their measurement is 1.25 m, but some snakes have been found to measure as long as 2 m. Their diet consists of frogs, lizards, and small mammals, therefore making them carnivorous. They, like most other snakes, are oviparous, laying 7–12 eggs during their breeding season. It is unknown what their average venom ejection is. When mice are bitten, the snake's venom is the most toxic of all the black snakes. They are naturally very shy, and will not bite unless provoked (by being stepped on by a boot, prodded by a stick, etc.). If a human is bitten, they may suffer severe pain, nausea,
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Attributes

Birth Weight [1]  26 grams
Egg Length [1]  2.165 inches (55 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.26 inches (32 mm)
Gestation [1]  63 days
Litter Size [1]  12
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Venomous [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Brigalow tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Eastern Australian temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeast Australia temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeast Australia temperate savanna Australia Australasia Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Haemogregarina bancrofti <Unverified Name>[3]
Haemogregarina shattocki <Unverified Name>[3]
Sphaerechinorhynchus rotundocapitatus[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
3Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0