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Species profile—Acanthophis rugosus (Papuan death adder)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Acanthophis rugosus (Papuan death adder)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Elapidae (elapid snakes)
Scientific name
Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948
Common name
Papuan death adder
Type reference
Loveridge, A. 1948. New Guinean reptiles and amphibians in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and United States National Museum. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 101(2), 305-430.
WildNet taxon ID
35364
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Venomous

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35364

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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