| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Pygmy Copperhead |
| Synonym | Alecto labialis JAN 1859: 128
Denisonia superba BOULENGER (part. ?) 1896
Austrelaps superbus — COGGER 1983: 218
Austrelaps labialis — RAWLINSON 1991
Austrelaps labialis — WELCH 1994: 27
Austrelaps labialis — COGGER 2000: 770
Austrelaps labialis — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Austrelaps labialis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 86
Austrelaps labialis — MIRTSCHIN et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Australia (South Australia)
Type locality: Australia; neotype locality: Islet 477, Pelican Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
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| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Neotype: SAMA R26414, designated by Rawlinson (1991). Original holotype: ZMG (presumed lost), from Australia. |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1254 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Formerly included as part of Austrelaps superbus.
Venomous! |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin labrum (lip), referring to the strongly barred lip pattern. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
| References |
- Bird P 1994. A range extension and atypical habitat for the mainland population of the pygmy copperhead Austrelaps labialis. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 24 (2): 46-47
- Brischoux F, Pizzatto L, Shine R. 2010. Insights into the adaptive significance of vertical pupil shape in snakes. J Evol Biol. 23(9): 1878-85. - get paper here
- Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
- Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
- Jan, G. 1859. Plan d'une iconographie descriptive des ophidiens et description sommaire de nouvelles espèces de serpents. Rev. Mag. Zool., Paris (2) (11-12): 122-130 - get paper here
- Mirtschin, P., Rasmussen, A.R. & Weinstein, S.A. 2017. Australia’s Dangerous snakes. CSIRO Publishing, 424 pp. - get paper here
- Rawlinson P A 1991. Taxonomy and distribution of the Australian tiger snakes (Notechis) and copperheads (Austrelaps) (Serpentes, Elapidae). ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA PROCEEDINGS 103 (2): 125-135
- Rawlinson, P.A. 1969. The reptiles of East Gippsland. Proc. R. Soc. Vict. 82: 113-128
- Read J L; Bedford G 1991. The distribution and ecology of the pygmy copperhead snake (Austrelaps labialis). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 21 (2): 1-6
- SCOTT, SHAWN & RICHARD BIFFIN. 2021. Notes on a newly discovered population of the Pygmy Copperhead Austrelaps labialis (Jan, 1859) in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Australian Zoologist 2021. - get paper here
- Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
- Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
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