Myron resetari explained

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resetar's mangrove snake . . Australian Reptile Online Database . Stewart Macdonald . 30 May 2021.