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Wonambi
Sign in to saveWonambi is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes that lived in late Neogene to late Quaternary Australia. Species of Wonambi were constrictor snakes unrelated to Australian pythons.
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- Parent taxon
- Madtsoiidae
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- Wonambi naracoortensis vs Thylacoleo.jpg
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- taxon name
- Wonambi
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- genus
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- Wonambi
- start time
- 23030000-0
- end time
- 12000-00-0
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Wonambi is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes that lived in late Neogene to late Quaternary Australia. Species of Wonambi were constrictor snakes unrelated to Australian pythons.
==Taxonomy and naming== thumb|left|Maxillae Wonambi naracoortensis was first described from fossils collected at Naracoorte, South Australia, the first extinct snake to be found in Australia.
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