Austrelaps superbus

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Austrelaps
Species: Austrelaps superbus

Name

Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.37, ♂, collected by R.C. Gunn between July 1832–January 1847. [designated by Rawlinson (1991: 126)]
Type locality: “Tasmania”, Australia.

Combinations

Hoplocephalus superbus Günther, 1858: 217 [original combination]
Denisonia superba — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
Austrelaps superbus — Worrell, 1963 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Austrelaps superbus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
Michael, D., Clemann, N. & Robertson, P. 2018. IUCN: Austrelaps superbus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102704097A102704137. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102704097A102704137.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Lowlands Copperhead