Pygmy Copperhead
Austrelaps labialis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The pygmy copperhead is an Australian venomous elapid snake species found on Kangaroo Island Fleurieu Peninsula and the Mount Lofty Ranges where it is considered under threat. It is the only snake endemic to South Australia. It is from the Austrelaps genus along with two other species of copperhead, the Highland and Lowland copperhead snakes.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Austrelaps