Image: Pseudechis porphyriacus (Sowerby)

Description: This is an image of a print of a hand coloured engraving by James Sowerby (1757-1822). It describes a snake of Australia, Pseudechis porphyriacus, given in the title as “Coluber Porphyriacus”, and appearing in Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent
Title: Pseudechis porphyriacus (Sowerby)
Credit: Originally appeared as Tab. X of: Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent / the zoological part by George Shaw, the botanical part by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby. This digital image obtained from the State Library of Victoria's online pictorial collection. The SLV image, which is here is appended with the detail given below.
Author: James Sowerby
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License: Public domain
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