New Guinea Death Adder
Acanthophis laevis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The smooth-scaled death adder, also called the New Guinea death adder, is a venomous species of elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia and Oceania. Unlike other snakes commonly referred to as "adders", which are nearly all in the Viperidae family, A. laevis is part of the Elapidae, the family containing cobras, coral snakes, mambas and sea snakes, among other venomous species.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Acanthophis