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Acanthophis antarcticus
Southern Death Adder
As recorded: Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Elapidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 15221
- Locality
- Minajerwi River, E levee, ca. 18.5 km (by air) SSE of Timika airport, (Site 4)
- Island
- Fakfak Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -4.6864, 136.9740
- Identified by
- A Allison
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Acanthophis antarcticus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-13.
2025-09-13
Ohotya, Mimika Timur Jauh, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
(c) Hikmah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-28
Nayaro, Kec. Mimika Baru, Kabupaten Mimika, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Callum Blacklaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthophis antarcticus. BPBM 43400. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090375491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43400.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090375491 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026