Photo of a Dugite (Pseudonaja affinis)
Photo: Friends of The Porongurup Range, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Elapid
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Pseudonaja
Continents
Oceania
Countries
1
How common
Common

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About

Dugite (Pseudonaja affinis) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, eucalyptus forest, woodland, dry woodland and 18 more. Common: recorded in 129 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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