Oxyuranus temporalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Oxyuranus temporalis Doughty, Maryan, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2007: 52

Holotype: WAM R166250 (SAMA field number BS-009075), subadult ♀, collected by M. Hutchinson on 22 September 2006.
Type locality: “to the east of the Walter James Range, Western Australia (24°40’06”S, 128°45’52”E)”.

Doughty, P., Maryan, B., Donnellan, S.C. & Hutchinson, M.N. 2007. A new species of taipan (Elapidae: Oxyuranus) from central Australia. Zootaxa 1422(1): 45–57. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1422.1.3

Shea, G., Ellis, R. & Oliver, P.M. 2017. IUCN: Oxyuranus temporalis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T42493183A42493187. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42493183A42493187.en. Accessed on 04 December 2025.