Austrelaps
Sign in to saveAustrelaps is a genus of venomous elapid snakes native to the relatively fertile, temperate, southern and eastern part of the Australian continent. Three species are currently recognized, with no subspecies. They are commonly called copperheads or Australian copperheads. They are not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae
Observations recorded10,165
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Elapidae
- Collections
- AM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia, Australie
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Austrelaps
- taxon name
- Austrelaps
- topic's main category
- Category:Austrelaps
- Commons gallery
- Austrelaps
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon author citation
- Worrell, 1963
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