The Papuan taipan is native to New Guinea.
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Images of inland taipan skin#
Inland taipans adapt to their environment by changing the color of the skin during seasonal changes. The Inland Taipan averages approximately 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in length, although larger specimens can reach lengths of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). It has twenty-three rows of mid-body scales, between fifty-five and seventy divided subcaudal scales, and one anal scale.
The eye is of average size with a blackish brown iris and without a noticeable coloured rim around the pupil. The round-snouted head and neck are usually noticeably darker than the body (glossy black in winter, dark brown in summer), the darker colour allowing the snake to heat itself while only exposing a smaller portion of the body at the burrow entrance. The dorsal scales are smooth and without keels. The lowermost lateral scales often have an anterior yellow edge. These dark-marked scales occur in diagonal rows so that the marks align to form broken chevrons of variable length that are inclined backward and downward. Its back, sides and tail may be different shades of brown and grey, with many scales having a wide blackish edge. The Inland Taipan is dark tan, ranging from a rich, dark hue to a brownish olive-green, depending on season.