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Taxonomy
Hoplocephalus superbus was named by Günther (1858). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 1946.1.20.37, an other (complete male individual). It is the type species of Austrelaps.
It was recombined as Austrelaps superbus by Wallach et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Austrelaps superbus by Wallach et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Hoplocephalus superbus Günther p. 217 |
| 2014 | Austrelaps superbus Wallach et al. p. 86 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Austrelaps superbus Günther 1858 [copperhead snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Austrelaps superbus (136072) |