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Southern Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw & Nodder, 1802)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  order Squamata - lizards and snakes »  family Elapidae »  genus Acanthophis

Scientific synonyms

Boa antarctica Shaw & Nodder, 1802
Ophryas acantophis Merrem, 1820
Boa ambigua Leach, 1814
Acanthophis brownii Leach, 1814
Acanthophis cerastinus Daudin, 1803
Boa palpebrosa Shaw, 1802
Vipera sorda Salvado, 1851

Other names

= Common Death Adder

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IUCN category 2018-1:
Least Concern LC

Images

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus antarcticus

Acanthophis antarcticus antarcticus

Author: Alex Kantorovich

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Author: Roman Hynek

Acanthophis antarcticus - Southern Death Adder

Author: Roman Hynek
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Included taxa

Number of records: 3

subspecies Acanthophis antarcticus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)

Acanthophis antarcticus antarcticus

subspecies Acanthophis antarcticus cliffrosswelingtoni Hoser, 2002
subspecies Acanthophis antarcticus schistos Wells & Wellington, 1985

Links and literature

EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [42492756]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018
EN Australian Faunal Directory [0f11c496-214b-4309-884b-6d81b92d9239]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw & Nodder, 1802)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2015
EN Reptile Database - Search [genus=Acanthophis&species=antarcticus]

Reptile Database - Search [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/] [as Acanthophis antarcticus (SHAW, 1802)]
Data retrieved on: 20 August 2018
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