Inland taipan
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| phylum | Chordata | The inland taipan, also commonly known as the small-scaled snake and fierce snake, is a species native to Australia and is regarded as the most venomous land snake in the world based on LD50 values in mice. Although highly venomous, it is very shy and reclusive, and always prefers to escape from threat (the word "fierce" from its alternative name describes its venom, not its temperament).
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| suborder | Serpentes | |
| family | Elapidae | |
| genus | Oxyuranus | |
| species | O. microlepidotus |
