Biology:Smooth-scaled death adder
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophis |
| Species: | A. laevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophis laevis Macleay, 1878
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The smooth-scaled death adder (Acanthophis laevis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Names
It is known as jimalak in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Distribution and habitat
A. laevis is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]
Reproduction
A. laevis is viviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ Bulmer, RNH (1975). Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes. Journal of the Polynesian Society 84(3): 267–308.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Acanthophis laevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2016.
Further reading
- Macleay W (1878). "The Ophidians of the Chevert Expedition". The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 33–41. (Acanthophis laevis, new species, pp. 40-41).
- Wüster W, Dumbrell AJ, Hay C, Pook CE, Williams DJ, Fry BG (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.
Wikidata ☰ Q1757357 entry
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