Lowland Copperhead

Lowland Copperhead

Taxobox
name = Lowland Copperhead
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Elapidae
genus = "Austrelaps"
species = "A. superbus"
binomial = "Austrelaps superbus"
binomial_authority = (Günther, 1858)

The Lowland Copperhead "(Austrelaps superbus)" is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is commonly referred to as the Copperhead, but is not closely related to the American Copperhead, "Agkistrodon contortrix". The Lowland Copperhead is a dangerous snake with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly. [ [http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/reptile/Cop.html TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Lowland Copperhead] ] Cogger, H.G. (1979). "Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia". Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9]

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