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Smooth-scaled death adder

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(Redirected from Acanthophis laevis) Species of snake

Smooth-scaled death adder
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Acanthophis
Species: A. laevis
Binomial name
Acanthophis laevis
Macleay, 1878
Synonyms
List
  • Acanthophis cerastinus ceramensis Gunther, 1863
  • Acanthophis antarcticus laevis Worrell, 1961
  • Acanthophis barnetti Hoser, 1998
  • Acanthophis crotalusei Hoser, 1998
  • Acanthophis groenveldi Hoser, 2002
  • Acanthophis macgregori Hoser, 2002
  • Acanthophis yuwoni Hoser, 2002
  • Acanthophis ceramensis Wallach et al., 2014

The smooth-scaled death adder (Acanthophis laevis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Distribution and habitat

A. laevis is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Reproduction

A. laevis is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Acanthophis laevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2016.

Further reading

  • Macleay W (1878). "The Ophidians of the Chevert Expedition". The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 33–41. (Acanthophis laevis, new species, pp. 40–41).
  • Wüster W, Dumbrell AJ, Hay C, Pook CE, Williams DJ, Fry BG (2005). "Snakes across the Strait: trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes: Elapidae: Acanthophis, Oxyuranus, and Pseudechis)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34 (1): 1–14.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthophis laevis
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