Desert Death Adder

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Details

Name:
Desert Death Adder

Scientific Name:
Acanthophis pyrrhus

Reference Number:
LLG-585

Description

Order Squamata; Suborder Serpentes; Family Elapidae; Subfamily Hydrophiinae; Scientific name: Acanthophis pyrrhus; Common name: Desert Death Adder – Distribution in Australia: deserts of Western Australia; northern half of South Australian, southern two thirds of the Northern Territory and south-western Queensland - Note: DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLG-585
Scientific Name:	Acanthophis pyrrhus