Smooth-scaled death adder

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.

Smooth-scaled death adder
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

Distribution and habitat

A. laevis is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[1]

Reproduction

A. laevis is ovoviviparous.[1]

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.
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