Acanthophis ceramensis
| Acanthophis ceramensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Acanthophis |
| Species: | A. ceramensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthophis ceramensis Günther, 1863
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Acanthophis ceramensis is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, and known from Seram Island and the Tanimbar Islands.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Acanthophis ceramensis and Acanthophis laevis may be the same species. A. ceramensis would be the senior synonym, but it has been hardly used. A. laevis would be the junior synonym, but it has been extensively used. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature may have to decide which will be the correct scientific name.[3]
References
- ^ Acanthophis ceramensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
- ^ Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4822-0848-1.
- ^ "Acanthophis laevis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther A (1863). "Contribution to the Herpetology of Ceram". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1863: 58–60. (Acanthophis cerastinus var. ceramensis, new variety, p. 58).
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