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Desert death adder |
Port Hedland, Western Australia Photo © Stephen Zozaya |
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Acanthophis pyrrhus | ||||||||||
Pronunciation | AK-anth-OH-fiss PI-russ | |||||||||
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Etymology |
Acanthophis: 'spine snake', refering to the spine at the tip of the tail.
pyrrhus: 'flame-coloured'. |
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DescriptionDorsal scales are strongly keeled. Red or orange body with lighter transverse bands across the body. Tail tip is usually dark. Prefrontal scales are divided. Similar speciesPilbara death adder (Acanthophis wellsi) - usually has undivided prefrontal scales, versus divided in A. pyrrhus; scales keeled dorsally but smooth laterally, as opposed to keeled laterally in A. pyrrhus. Scale count information
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