Bäpi (Little Spotted Snake)

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South East Arnhem Land plants and animals
Little Spotted Snake by Stephen Zozaya (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)

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Language Names

Language:                                  Name

Kriol:                                           

Marra:                                         

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak:                   Bäpi (this is the name for all snakes)

Ngandi:                                       

Wubuy:                                       

Ngalakan:                                   

Alawa:                                         

Rembarrnga:                                        

 

English:                                       Little Spotted Snake

Scientific name:                        Suta punctata

 

Group name for Snakes

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak:                    Bäpi

                       

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Where It Lives (habitat)

Lives across northern Australia in the desert woodlands and grasslands.

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Other Information

VENOMOUS


Not a common species.

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What It Looks Like

Snout-vent length: up to 50cm

Strong reddish-brown; upper jaw cream; irregular black splotching on the back of the neck; cream belly; dark brown or black streak from nose through eye.

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Taxonomy from

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: REPTILIA
  • Subclass: LEPIDOSAURIA
  • Order: SQUAMATA
  • Suborder: SERPENTES
  • Family: ELAPIDAE
  • Subfamily: Hydrophiinae
  • Genus: Suta
  • Species: Suta punctata

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"Little Spotted Snake" by Stephen Zozaya (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)

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