Pseudonaja nuchalis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pseudonaja nuchalis lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudonaja nuchalis
Group	Snakes
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the pseudonaja nuchalis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pseudonaja nuchalis in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pseudonaja nuchalis endangered?

The pseudonaja nuchalis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pseudonaja nuchalis?

The pseudonaja nuchalis (Pseudonaja nuchalis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Pseudonaja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pseudonaja nuchalis

Pseudonaja nuchalis, the northern brown snake or gwardar, is a species of very fast, highly venomous elapid snake native to Australia. Its colour and pattern are rather variable, depending largely on its location.

The name gwardar is a word meaning "go the long way around" in an Aboriginal language . This may be regarded as advice for people who come across the species in the wild: that is, while P. nuchalis is generally cautious, shy, and inclined to retreat rather than attack, it will defend itself if cornered.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pseudonaja nuchalis (revision 1314539105), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2713992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).