Snake Species: Oxyuranus spp., Taipans Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Australia and the Pacific Islands Oxyuranus microlepidotus New South Wales SW Northern Territory SE? Queensland SW South Australia NE+C Victoria NW? Oxyuranus scutellatus Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea C+S+SE New South Wales NE Northern Territory N Queensland N+NE+E+SE Western Australia N Oxyuranus temporalis Northern Territory SW South Australia NW? Western Australia E