https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/01/australias-deadly-and-mysterious-taipan/
IT'S HARD TO believe, but the western desert taipan ( Oxyuranus temporalis) - a remarkable species not discovered til 2006 - might not even be rare. The first one was caught in a remote part of Western Australia, near the Northern Territory border. Four more were recorded a few years later, in desert 400km away, on land of the Pila Nguru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_taipan
The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae.The species is endemic to semiarid regions of central east Australia. Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake dandarabilla. It was formally described by Frederick McCoy in 1879 and

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2018/06/searching-for-the-infamous-western-desert-taipan/
Most Australians would have heard of taipans because these reptiles are among the world's most infamous snakes and Australia is home to all three known species. These are the notorious coastal taipan, which is also found in southern New Guinea; the inland taipan, sometimes known popularly as the fierce snake and believed to have the most

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_ranges_taipan
The Central Ranges taipan, or Western Desert taipan (Oxyuranus temporalis), is a species of taipan that was described in 2007 by Australian researchers Paul Doughty, Brad Maryan, Stephen Donnellan, and Mark Hutchinson. Taipans are large, fast, extremely venomous Australasian snakes.The Central Ranges taipan was named one of the top-five new species of 2007 by the International Institute for

https://www.britannica.com/animal/taipan
taipan, (genus Oxyuranus), any of three species of highly venomous snakes (family Elapidae) found from Australia to the southern edge of New Guinea.Taipans range in colour from beige to gray and pale brown to dark brown. Some taipans also experience seasonal colour changes. The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) is the largest Australian elapid.

https://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/articles/meet-western-desert-taipan
The Western Desert Taipan, or Oxyuranus temporalis, is an extremely dangerous desert snake that lives in the western deserts of Western Australia. Western Desert Taipan Image copyright Paul Doughty . Appearance. This reptile can grow up to 170cm in length. It has a dark to light brown back, a slightly paler head with orange spots in this region

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/fact-file/inland-taipan/
Inland taipan. Scientific name. Oxyuranus microlepidotus. Type. Reptile. Diet. Small to medium-sized mammals, particularly native rats and mice. Average lifespan. Captive snakes can live 10 to 15 years, so the potential life span in the wild is assumed to be similar.

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/inland-taipan/
Inland Taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus. Inland Taipan. Scientific name:Oxyuranusmicrolepidotus. Alternative name/s: Fierce Snake, Small-scaled Snake, Lignum Snake. Similar species: The Inland Taipan does share similarities with several other large elapids, and was originally described by McCoy in 1879 as belonging to the brown snake genus (as

https://animalia.bio/inland-taipan
The Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is an extremely venomous snake endemic to semi-arid regions of central east Australia.Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake dandarabilla.It was first described by Frederick McCoy in 1879 and then by William John Macleay in 1882, but for the next 90 years it was a mystery to the scientific community; no further specimens were

https://www.activewild.com/inland-taipan-facts/
Inland Taipan - the world's most venomous snake. The inland taipan may be the world's most venomous snake, but this Australian taipan is so shy that hardly anything was known about it by Western science for nearly a hundred years after it was first described in 1879.. A new species is 'described' after it has been discovered. Describing a species means giving it a name and telling the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipan
Taxonomy. The common name, taipan, was coined by anthropologist Donald Thomson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. The Wik-Mungkan people used the name in reference to an ancestral creator being in Aboriginal Australian mythology known as the Rainbow Serpent.. The genus name is from Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxys: sharp

http://www.reptilesofaustralia.com/snakes/elapids/otemporalis.html
The Western Desert Taipan (Oxyuranus temporalis) is shown in Red The species was described in 2007 by Australian researchers Paul Doughty, Brad Maryan, Stephen Donnellan and Mark Hutchinson. Oxyuranus temporalis differs from the other Taipan species Oxyuranus scutellatus and Oxyuranus microlepidotus by lacking a temporolabial scale and having

https://aussieanimals.com/reptiles/inland-taipan/
Understanding the Inland Taipan's Venom A Biological Weapon. The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also known as the fierce snake or small-scaled snake, is a species of highly venomous snake endemic to the semi-arid regions of central eastern Australia.Renowned for its potent venom, the inland taipan has captured the attention of scientists, herpetologists, and the general public alike.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/06/09/a-herpetologist-reveals-the-worlds-most-venomous-snake-shockingly-it-has-never-killed-anyone/
Australia's inland taipan may be the most venomous of all. Subscribe To Newsletters. BETA. This is a BETA experience. ... (~0.1 mg/kg) and the western desert taipan (0.075 mg/kg)-although all

https://biologydictionary.net/taipan/
The third species of taipan, the central ranges or western desert taipan (Oxyuranus temporalis), was first described in 2006. It was discovered in the desert east of the Walter James Range in Western Australia. Little is known on the ecology of this snake, but it is thought to feed mostly on mammals, like the other taipan snakes.

https://animals.net/taipan/
It lives in deserts, plains, and similar regions. Contrastingly, the Coastal species inhabits more tropical regions with high rainfall. It occupies rainforests, woodlands, dry forests, monsoon forests, and more. Distribution of the Taipan. The three different species live in different regions in Australia.

https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/engage/avru/discover/snakes/taipansoxyuranus-sp.
Taipan antivenom was first developed in 1955 and has saved many lives in both Australia and Papua New Guinea since that time. In 2006, a snake that was initially assumed to be a small western brown snake (Pseudonaja "nuchalis") was caught in the desert east of the Walter James Range in Western Australia. Closer inspection revealed it to be

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/coastal-taipan/
The Coastal Taipan has been reported to grow to over 3 metres, however the largest wild-caught museum specimen reliably measured was a male with a snout-vent length of 2260mm. A huge captive bred Taipan donated to the Queensland Museum had a snout-vent length of 2425mm and a total length of 2900mm.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/tag/taipan/
Photographing Australia's desert reptiles. In the upcoming issue of Australian Geographic photographers Ross McGibbon and Tim Squires search for one of the world's most dangerous snakes: the western desert taipan. But they managed to photographic some of our favourite desert reptiles along the way. Wildlife.

https://zoonerdy.com/which-species-of-snakes-can-be-found-in-the-desert-of-australia/
The Australian desert is home to various species of snakes, including the inland taipan, western brown snake, and death adder. These snakes have adapted to survive in harsh desert conditions and can pose a potential threat to humans and animals.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steve-Donnellan/publication/263005424_Redescription_of_the_western_desert_taipan_Oxyuranus_temporalis_Serpentes_Elapidae_with_notes_on_its_distribution_diet_and_genetic_variation/links/5409ae4b0cf2187a6a71352f/Redescription-of-the-western-desert-taipan-Oxyuranus-temporalis-Serpentes-Elapidae-with-notes-on-its-distribution-diet-and-genetic-variation.pdf?origin=publication_detail
Redescription of the western desert taipan, Oxyuranus ... Conservation,POBox10173,Kalgoorlie,WA6430,Australia. BAdelaide Zoo ... central and western desert regions of Australia.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2018/04/photographing-australias-desert-reptiles/
In the upcoming issue of Australian Geographic photographers Ross McGibbon and Tim Squires search for one of the world's most dangerous snakes: the western desert taipan. But they managed to photographic some of our favourite desert reptiles along the way. Whether it's too cold, too hot, or limited food supply - these animals have the

https://www.magzter.com/stories/Science/Australian-Geographic-Magazine/Taipan-Territory
These are the notorious coastal taipan, which is also found in southern New Guinea; the inland taipan, sometimes known popularly as the fierce snake and believed to have the most toxic venom of any land snake; and the recently described western desert taipan. They are all formidable snake species, possessing large fangs, extremely potent venom

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/tag/desert-wildlife/
Photographing Australia's desert reptiles. In the upcoming issue of Australian Geographic photographers Ross McGibbon and Tim Squires search for one of the world's most dangerous snakes: the western desert taipan. But they managed to photographic some of our favourite desert reptiles along the way.