Acanthophis antarcticus

Acanthophis antarcticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Acanthophis
Species: Acanthophis antarcticus

Name

Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)

• Type material: not designated.
• Type locality: “Australasia”.

Combinations

• Boa antarctica Shaw, 1802: unnumbered + Pl. 535 [original combination]
• Acanthophis antarctica — Gray, 1842: 71 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Acanthophis cerastinus Daudin, 1803: 289
  • Type material: not designated.
  • Type locality: not stated.

References

Primary references

• Shaw, G. & Nodder, F.P. 1789–1813. The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. Nodder & Co., London. 24 vols., unnumbered pages in 287 parts. BHL Reference page. 
• Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Cinquième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 365 pp. + plates LIX–LXX. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Acanthophis antarcticus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 May 2023.
• Hobson, R., Venz, M., Sanderson, C., Greenlees, M. & Dickman, C. 2018. IUCN: Acanthophis antarcticus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T42492756A42492764. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42492756A42492764.en. Accessed on 04 May 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Todesotter
English: Common Death Adder
français: Vipère de la mort
polski: Zdradnica śmiercionośna
svenska: Dödsorm

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