Acanthophis antarcticus
14 Common Death Adder at Araluen, NSW
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| Acanthophis antarcticus | GeoffRobertson | 10 May 2020 | |
| Acanthophis antarcticus | Harrisi | 10 May 2020 |
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27 May 2020
Ric Longmore (see a google link below), of the ACT herpetological Association (ACTHA) is very interested in your death adder sighting. He is interested in some more details (eg topography, vegetation), if that is possible. Could you please give me a call (0427 788 304)? Margaret Ning, treasurer ACTHA
catalogue.nla.gov.au › Record
Available in the National Library of Australia collection. ... Snakes : atlas of elapid snakes of Australia / edited by Richard Longmore ; bioclimatic analysis by John ...
catalogue.nla.gov.au › Record
Available in the National Library of Australia collection. ... Snakes : atlas of elapid snakes of Australia / edited by Richard Longmore ; bioclimatic analysis by John ...
28 May 2020
I pointed out this sighting to Ric Longmore, author of the “Elapids of Australia”, which was which was based on very extensive research into museum species of a elapids. Based on his research and predictive model of the location of the elapids, and the common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) in particular was developed. The model predicted that this species that is could be found in the Araluen area. The species is not generally found in the Canberra region as it would be too cold for it. Rick I pointed out that this species comes into forms and reddish-orange and grey.
Location information
- Places Araluen, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Harrisi Recorded by
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- Featured Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acanthophis antarcticus Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Acanthophis antarcticus Scientific name
- Common Death Adder Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 155.01m Recorded at altitude
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