Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Higher classification Austrelaps Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Austrelaps, Snake, Elapidae, Reptile, Lowland copperhead | ||
Australian pygmy copperhead 2014 rare footage of a vulnerable species
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Taxonomy
It is not closely related to the American Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Australia and restricted to South Australia (state), particularly Kangaroo Island.
Behavior
It is common but rarely seen, being unobtrusive, and hiding under leaf litter, old iron and haystacks.
References
Pygmy copperhead Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA