Oxyuranus

Translingual

Oxyuranus microlepidotus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Oxyuranus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – taipans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Elapoidea - superfamily; Elapidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Oxyuranus microlepidotus (inland taipan), Oxyuranus scutellatus (coastal taipan), Oxyuranus temporalis (central ranges taipan) (species)

Further reading

Taipan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oxyuranus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Oxyuranus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Oxyuranus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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