CAVS: 5282
Species Acanthophis rugosus Loveridge, 1948
Rough-scaled Death Adder
- Acanthophis antarcticus rugosus Loveridge, A. 1948. New Guinean reptiles and amphibians in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 101: 305-430 [392].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 22812 ♂, Merauke, Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also New Guinea
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- Wüster, W., Dumbrell, A.J., Hay, C., Pook, C.E., Williams, D.J. and Grieg, B. 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
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthophis Daudin, 1803 | 01-Sep-2015 | ADDED |