Common death adder
Scientific name: Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw, 1802)
Overview
The common death adder is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread, it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.
From the Wikipedia article “Common death adder”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia),.
Common names
Names in other languages (9)
- Arabic
- أفعى الموت الشائعة
- Chinese
- 南部棘蛇
- French
- vipère de la mort
- German
- Todesotter
- Hindi
- common death adder
- Japanese
- コモンデスアダー
- Persian
- مرگمار
- Portuguese
- Cobra da morte
- Russian
- Гадюкообразная смертельная змея
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Reptile Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q1454860, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Common death adder”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Luke Allen, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — Nrg800, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026