AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Elapidae / Austrelaps
Copperheads
Austrelaps
- Worrell, 1963
| Pronunciation: | ostr-EE-laps | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'southern Elaps' - Elaps is another genus of snakes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notes: | Article about copperhead venom | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 3 out of 3 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: pygmy copperhead (Austrelaps labialis) at 84 cm Longest Australian species: lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) at up to 170 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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