Papuan pygmy mulga snake explained

The Papuan pygmy mulga snake (Pseudechis rossignolii) is a venomous snake of the family Elapidae native to New Guinea, genetically confirmed as a distinct species in 2017.^[1] It was originally described by Raymond Hoser in 2000 as Pailsus rossignolii, naming it for Victorian snake handler Fred Rossignoli.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes (Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55. . Maddock, S.T. . A. Childerstone . B.G. Fry . D.J. Williams . A. Barlow . W. Wüster . 2017 . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 48–55. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220124239/https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35959689/Publications/2016_Pseudechis_MPE.pdf . 2016-12-20 .
2. Hoser, Raymond . 2000. A New Species of Snake (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Irian Jaya. Litteratura Serpentium . 20. 6. 178–186.