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title: "Notechis scutatum"
description: "Notechis scutatus — Rettili. The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tiger-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Notechis scutatum

> Notechis scutatus — Rettili. The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania.

- Scientific name: *Notechis scutatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5440
- Wikidata: [Q1520949](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520949)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35178](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35178)

## Names

- en: Tiger Snake
- de: Östliche Tigerotter
- es: Serpiente tigre de Krefft
- fr: Serpent-tigre
- it: Notechis scutatum
- nl: Australische tijgerslang
- pl: Wąż tygrysi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5209)

## Summary

The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania. These snakes are often observed and locally well known by their banding, black and yellow like a tiger, although the species can be highly variable in colouration and patterning.  All populations are classified within the genus Notechis (Elapidae). Their diverse characteristics have been classified either as distinct species or by subspecies and regional variation.
While tiger snakes are usually ground-dwelling, they are able to swim as well as climb into trees and buildings.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_snake

## Photo

![Notechis scutatum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tiger-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248558887

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tiger-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).