Biology:Acanthophis wellsi

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Acanthophis wellsi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Acanthophis
Species:
A. wellsi
Binomial name
Acanthophis wellsi
Hoser, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthophis wellsei [sic]
    Hoser, 1998
  • Acanthophis wellsi
    — Aplin & Donnellan, 1999
    (emendation)

Acanthophis wellsi (Pilbara death adder) is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae.[1] The species is endemic to Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, wellsi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Richard Walter Wells.[2]

Distribution and habitat

A. wellsi is found in the Hamersley Range and the Chichester Range in the Pilbara region in northern Western Australia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Acanthophis wellsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acanthophis wellsi, p. 281).

Further reading

Hoser R (1998). "Death Adders (Genus Acanthophis): An overview, including descriptions of five new species and one subspecies". Monitor 9 (2): 20-41. ("Acanthophis wellsei [sic]", new species). Wikidata ☰ Q2822572 entry