Inland taipan Wombey argued that "Parademansia microlepidotus" belongs to a distinct genus, and this was also the opinion of Harold Cogger. Covacevich, McDowell, Tanner & Mengden (1981) successfully argued, by comparing anatomical features, chromosomes and behaviour of the two species then known as "Oxyuranus scutellatus" (taipan) and "Parademansia microlepidota", that they belonged in a single genus. "Oxyuranus" (1923), the more senior name, was adopted for the combined genus. "Oxyuranus microlepidotus" has been the fierce snake's binomial name since the early 1980s. The generic name, "Oxyuranus", means "oxus" (Greek) "sharp pointed", "oura" (Greek) "tail"; "-anus" (Latin) "belonging to", and refers to the inland
Taipan Business Centre nearby. The nearest station is Taipan LRT station on the Kelana Jaya line which opened in 2016. Taipan business centre was constructed together with the USJ townships in the 1990s by developer Sime UEP Properties Bhd, part of Sime Darby Bhd. The business centre has a multi-storey carpark in the centre which is surrounded by shoplots forming a triangular shape. Taipan business centre functions as the main business hub of the USJ neighbourhood, which is renowned for food, shopping and banking services. It also serves the large residential area where most of the development were completed in the 1990s and