Name - Acanthophis lancasteri Wells & Wellington 1985

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urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1454354 [metadata]

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Original Description Reference

• A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series, 1 1985: 1-61. [Zoological Record Volume 147]

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Recent Publications

• Death adders (genus Acanthophis): an overview, including descriptions of five new species and one subspecies.
• A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia.
• Acanthophis cryptamydros Maddock, Ellis, Doughty, Smith & Wuster, 2015 is an invalid junior synonym of Acanthophis lancasteri Wells & Wellington, 1985 (Squamata, Elapidae).
• Taxonomic vandalism by Wolfgang Wuester and his gang of thieves continues. New names unlawfully coined by the rule-breakers for species and genera previously named according to the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
• An evaluation of the nomina for death adders (Acanthophis Daudin, 1803) proposed by Wells & Wellington (1985), and confirmation of A. cryptamy dros Maddock et al., 2015 as the valid name for the Kimberley death adder.

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