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title: "Dugite"
description: "Pseudonaja affinis — Reptielen. The dugite (; Pseudonaja affinis) is a species of highly venomous, potentially lethal snake endemic to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dugite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dugite

> Pseudonaja affinis — Reptielen. The dugite (; Pseudonaja affinis) is a species of highly venomous, potentially lethal snake endemic to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudonaja affinis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1001
- Wikidata: [Q3061043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3061043)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35148](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35148)

## Names

- en: Dugite
- de: Gefleckte Braunschlange
- nl: Dugite

## Countries with the most observations

AU (962)

## Summary

The dugite (; Pseudonaja affinis) is a species of highly venomous, potentially lethal snake endemic to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae.

The word dugite is an anglicisation of names for the snake in some dialects of the Nyungar language, including toogitj, dukayj and dukitj. However, another, probably cognate name, dobitj, has become the common name for dugites in Nyungar (a potential source of confusion, as dobitj is also used in some dialects to refer to other kinds of venomous snakes).

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

## Photo

![Dugite](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dugite/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342850135

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dugite?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).