Common death adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the world, elapid snake looks like a viper

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2 ай бұрын

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The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Only a few snakes from Australia have more toxic venom (3 species of taipans, the Eastern brown snake and the Tiger snake). Most elapid snakes in Australia are fast and active hunters. The Common death adder an exception! It is an elapid snake but it looks like a viper! Death adders have short, robust bodies and they wait for their prey to come to them. This is a great example of convergent evolution. Death adders live in Australia and the New Guinea island, where there are no vipers. They belong to the fastest striking snakes in the world and they have great camouflage.

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@Blues40
@Blues40 2 ай бұрын
You guys make the best snake videos of anyone on KZfaq. Thank you for what you do!
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
We are so happy that you think so! Many thanks for writing this comment to us ❤️
@user-lp1dc1qn9y
@user-lp1dc1qn9y 2 ай бұрын
Yes , that's very correct.
@johnschlesinger2009
@johnschlesinger2009 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for another marvellous video. The closeups of the snake's head were beautiful.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Many thanks! We are very happy that you love our footage!
@5891jonathan
@5891jonathan 2 ай бұрын
Another splendid video from Living Zoology.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thanks again! It is always nice to read a positive comment!
@kamilamila82
@kamilamila82 Ай бұрын
This snake looks like someone put golden glitter on it. It's unbelievably beautiful. And it's one of the most amazing snakes on planet 😍😍😍
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Yes, this snake is absolutely stunning, we can only agree!
@llchapman1234
@llchapman1234 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for another beautiful, informative video. Best snek vids on YT! ❤❤❤
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! So happy to read your comment! ❤️❤️❤️
@godfreysanter1565
@godfreysanter1565 2 ай бұрын
...also found in the Northern Territory. I nearly stepped on one walking around Uluru...
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
That is a different species, the Desert death adder :)
@MrGert1960
@MrGert1960 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Love the "sound of nature"! Death Adders are really cool snakes!
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Many many thanks! So nice that you like the nature sounds!
@markboyle9941
@markboyle9941 2 ай бұрын
This is a stunning specimin, the footage really emohasizes the incredible colouration of these snakes. The death adders are a wonderful example of convergent evolution in action.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for watching! Great that you love the footage! 🙏
@anonymoususer855
@anonymoususer855 2 ай бұрын
Could you please elaborate on why and how this species is a good example of convergent evolution?
@itsOnMARS2023
@itsOnMARS2023 2 ай бұрын
Nature is incredible! Its mind blowing how this elapid evolve to be so similar to vipers
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
We agree! Thank you for watching our video! 🙂
@charliesierra6919
@charliesierra6919 Ай бұрын
Its camouflage is perfection. Wild how they sit, cocked, ready to strike.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Yes, these snakes are amazingly camouflaged!
@imjuslooking7270
@imjuslooking7270 2 ай бұрын
These guys act very similar to our Northern Pacific Rattlers (Crotalus Oreganus Oreganus) in N. California and the PNW. Very similar movements and temperaments. However, they are far more dangerous. Still quite a beautiful snake. Your videos are very infomative and actually relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for watching! Great to hear that you like to watch our videos!
@keithwagg4112
@keithwagg4112 2 ай бұрын
They are super well camouflaged in the bush and quite small compared to other snakes. There used to be heaps up in the tablelands of NSW. Cane toads haven’t made it that far south so hopefully that population is safe. Haven’t ever seen them in Victoria though, but have seen tigers, browns and red bellies-pretty sure red bellies also have live births which is cool
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Yeah, the southern populations are safe from Cane toads.
@keithwagg4112
@keithwagg4112 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology Glad you enjoyed seeing some Australian snakes! Loved the video and information. Death adders have such cool heads! I heard the coastal taipans are related, well more related to black mambas. Is this the case? Maybe you could compare them?
@virvoy
@virvoy 2 ай бұрын
G'day Guys, This would have to be one of the very BEST herpitological? channels on YT, the content is superbly filmed & photographed also the information given on each genus is spot on and up to date, let me say that I've watched a lot of snake & reptile vids but this channel is just so interesting & watchable without the BS, look forward to catching up on back episodes, I'm Australian and have seen most of the venomous species over the years in zoo's, reptile parks & the local bush here in Oz, there are tiger, red-belly black, King brown and coastal taipans where i live although my favorite critter would have to be the African Gaboon viper as well as it's cousin the rhino variant, some of the colors and patterns are stunning and the caterpillar locomotion is so darn cute 'lol', again I luv your work, happy to subscribe...Stay safe👍👍
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Hello! Thank you very much for your comment, we are very happy that you love our footage and information given! Please check our older videos, you will find footage of snakes from all around the world, including Gaboon vipers!
@venderstrat
@venderstrat 2 ай бұрын
I remember coming across a Death Adder in the sandhills at Ballina when I was a teen. Pretty snake.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Nice! These snakes are very pretty!
@tkreitler
@tkreitler 2 ай бұрын
I am going to echo the common sentiment that this is very well done. Damn Cane Toads and other invasives are wreaking havoc everywhere.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@EdwardPootchemunka
@EdwardPootchemunka 2 ай бұрын
One of the most dangerous snakes in the world i love ❤ watching videos of Snakes but i dont like getting close to One especially in the Wild
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching our videos!
@ExpectoPatronum538
@ExpectoPatronum538 2 ай бұрын
Incredible and beautiful creatures! Thanks for the videos!!
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching our videos! :)
@clivesimpson-wells5952
@clivesimpson-wells5952 2 ай бұрын
Lovely video thanks so much , filming is amazing ..
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Many thanks! Great that you love our footage!
@mariuzkreuz9373
@mariuzkreuz9373 2 ай бұрын
Beautyful video!
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@emilemontiere6128
@emilemontiere6128 2 ай бұрын
Another wonderful video. What a fascinating species. Many thanks.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, great that you enjoyed watching the video! 🙂
@sanjaymathew5858
@sanjaymathew5858 2 ай бұрын
Love your videos ❤❤.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! We appreciate it! :)
@sanjaymathew5858
@sanjaymathew5858 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology next time when you visit India pls do video on Indian spitting cobra. 💙
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
@@sanjaymathew5858 What is an Indian spitting cobra??? Monocled cobras spit sometimes but in general they are not considered as proper spitting cobras. The other 3 cobra species in India are not spitting cobras.
@MoatenGat
@MoatenGat 2 ай бұрын
That is one gorgeous snake. Your Team really puts out some great video, always respectful to your surroundings, the snakes very really get worked up. Thanks Again for another fantastic video.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! You are right, we respect wild animals and nature a lot. Our main goal is to show viewers how amazing snakes are 🐍❤️
@peterhojnos6705
@peterhojnos6705 2 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for your work! :-)
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Great that you like our work, thanks! 🙂
@thomasharhen2168
@thomasharhen2168 2 ай бұрын
Love this channel ❤❤❤
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Very happy about it! Thank you! ❤
@CamperKev
@CamperKev 2 ай бұрын
I came across a Death Adder on a bush walking track in Sydney's Northern Beaches area recently. It was on the move until it saw me coming, then it froze on the track. It did not bother to move until well after I walked around it. Lucky I noticed it, because it was so easy to step on. One snake that goes into stealth mode, rather than getting out of the way.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Death adders are surely very cryptic in their habitat.
@snakey934Snakeybakey
@snakey934Snakeybakey 2 ай бұрын
These videos are so theraputic for me. Im trying to destress and detox at the same time. It aint easy, but this helps.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
It is great to hear that our videos are therapeutic to you!!! ❤️
@jozefhorvat3625
@jozefhorvat3625 Ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Matej and Zuzana 👌👌👌👍👍👍
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
@jozefhorvat3625
@jozefhorvat3625 Ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology Komentár po anglicky som písal pre tých ktorí nerozumejú po Slovensky...😄😄😄 Anyway, thanks for ♥️
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
@@jozefhorvat3625 To je záslužné 😀 Díky!
@jozefhorvat3625
@jozefhorvat3625 Ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology 😄👍
@ruperterskin2117
@ruperterskin2117 2 ай бұрын
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@paulyoung5032
@paulyoung5032 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant video 🎥
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Many thanks! Much appreciated! 🙂
@Maytag151
@Maytag151 2 ай бұрын
Amazing!!!
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! 🙂
@petrnovak3445
@petrnovak3445 2 ай бұрын
Z Austrálie do jižní Ameriky Bothrops je můj životní druh... Díky
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Není zač, děkujeme za shlédnutí videa!
@jeromebarlet8573
@jeromebarlet8573 2 ай бұрын
Hello ! Great footage , I like your video and I learn english when I read your comments !...😁😁😁 kiss from France !
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! Great that you learn English by reading comments! 🙂
@franco89mp
@franco89mp 2 ай бұрын
They camouflage so well with the dead leaves
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Yes, this snake is so good at camouflage!
@bradsillasen1972
@bradsillasen1972 2 ай бұрын
One of my very favorite snakes and LZ episodes! They are so beautiful, unique. Add the convergence aspect and you have something very special. I hope you can spare a moment to ID the snakes @ 0:00 and @ 0:12 Some Aussie elapids still confusing to me.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!!! Those first two snakes are the Western brown snake and the Mulga snake!
@bradsillasen1972
@bradsillasen1972 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology Thanks :) Soon after I posted the question I found one of your Oz series, which I had seen before, and that did the trick.
@GodsFirmament
@GodsFirmament 2 ай бұрын
Love from Canada 🇨🇦❤
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Love from the Czech Republic! 🇨🇿
@gurunathkarthik8181
@gurunathkarthik8181 2 ай бұрын
One of the beautiful snake ❤️
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@jozefhorvat3625
@jozefhorvat3625 Ай бұрын
Ďalšie výborné video. Matej a Zuzana 👌👌👌👍👍👍
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Díky moc! ❤️
@jozefhorvat3625
@jozefhorvat3625 Ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology 👌👍
@petrnovak3445
@petrnovak3445 2 ай бұрын
Zdravím smťak 3 had je krásný bohužel lezl přes moji osobnost a odchyt byl strašný... Díky Petr.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Díky za sledování!
@petrnovak3445
@petrnovak3445 2 ай бұрын
Smrtonoš je krásný korál hádek a je v lidské péči o hodný díky s pozdravem Petr.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Ano, smrtonoši jsou krásní!
@adamconroy2146
@adamconroy2146 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for teaching me 'oviviviparous' I think it was. Is the shingle back the same as we have had injured shingle backs give birth to live young while nursing them?.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Welcome! Actually, Shinglebacks are properly viviparous as far as we know 🙂 They even have placenta.
@naturerealoaded
@naturerealoaded 2 ай бұрын
Matej if possible then make a video on spidertail viper … I have never see that properly in any video
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Hopefully in the future we will make it! 🙂
@eewilson9835
@eewilson9835 2 ай бұрын
I'm staying up all night, there is no rule in nature that says snow snakes don't exist. Written from next to the Canadian border.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
😀😀😀
@naturerealoaded
@naturerealoaded 2 ай бұрын
Dangerous one
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Potentially, yes 🙂
@syvfiqrahman
@syvfiqrahman 2 ай бұрын
hey, do you guys attend the upcoming WCH 10 in Malaysia?
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
No, unfortunately not.
@MyDogLovesBlueberries
@MyDogLovesBlueberries Ай бұрын
I recently learned that these are elapids. Seems odd to have adders that are vipers and adders that are elapids but nature is crazy. At least King Cobras (even though they aren’t true cobras) are still elapids like true cobras.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! The common name for species of the genus Acanthophis is confusing, yes.
@tomquirin4231
@tomquirin4231 2 ай бұрын
hi there guys, could/would you find out if common kraits are still killing people in india at a high rate , they are the ninja snake over there , the gov. was providing beds/cots for people but poeple were being bitten in their sleep n not waking up , its like a mosquito bite ive read , any help would be appreciated , thanks > tom !
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Hello! Bites from the Common krait still happen. Learn more about the Big 4 here: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jb6Gf7OEl9C9m40.html
@petrnovak3445
@petrnovak3445 2 ай бұрын
Krásný Královák bohužel v lidské péči moc nechce žrát ani plazy
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Díky za sledování!
@ZainalAbdi-xn8bh
@ZainalAbdi-xn8bh 2 ай бұрын
Ular paling mematikan luar biasa
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@naturerealoaded
@naturerealoaded 2 ай бұрын
❤❤
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
❤️
@kennethmullen-qe9hg
@kennethmullen-qe9hg 2 ай бұрын
Why does Australia NOT have any vipers...? It obviously wanted one! And as I watched the video, my mind wandered a little bit and landed on a terrifying idea/image/concept, haha! A cobra viper! A large, hooded, viper, with a dual sets of fangs: opposable, and extra long viper fangs...but then nestled in between them, an elapid's or cobra's set of fangs...used mostly for spitting its neuro-cyto-hemotoxic venom twice its 13-foot body length. Or to go the other way...a sidewinder rattlemamba...and I'll just leave yous up to your own imagination as for an alarmingly terrifyin' description and/or mental picture of that particularly demon-incarnate reptilian... Slitherin' its way into people's nightmares any time soon! (And, snakes are my very favorite animals -- always have been -- but, NO THANK YOU 🐍 LmMFaO!)
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Oh wow, those are pretty wild ideas! 😀👏
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 18 күн бұрын
LUV IT ,, you are Proof , that the only real limit , is one's imagination , if I was making a Godzilla movie , your my man , haha , I've always wanted a Predator as a pet , Cheers K Man
@kennethmullen-qe9hg
@kennethmullen-qe9hg 18 күн бұрын
@@Ducatirati I had this idea a couple weeks ago, of a combination Predator Terminator, a Predaterminator! Then I looked it up, and it already exists...lol!
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 18 күн бұрын
@kennethmullen-qe9hg Imagine a Cethlapod Monster, before the pod bit , when he was a head , he just sat there , grabbing Foodie things , and thought I need a peg , so it grew a leg and it could move an catch things easier , then he got hit by a Velosocar , The moral ,I guess , QUIT while your a head ? Haha zig instead of zag , be careful what you ask for , I picked a bad day to quit Helping old ladies cross the road .
@markrumfola9833
@markrumfola9833 2 ай бұрын
Yinz are the Best
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Many many thanks!
@louiechidwick6034
@louiechidwick6034 2 ай бұрын
I've heard stories of these biting straight through leather hiking boots, don't know if that is true?
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
We highly doubt that these stories are true. Death adders are way too small and their fangs not long enough to go through leather hiking boots.
@daviddrew3372
@daviddrew3372 Ай бұрын
Looks quite a bit like the American Tiger Rattlesnake.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology Ай бұрын
The pattern is a bit similar, we agree.
@joenewman6494
@joenewman6494 2 ай бұрын
The American rattle snake can strike at 6 mph how fast is this snake?
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
We saw a study about the Mojave rattlesnake and the maximum speed they recorded was 4.8 m/s. Death adders are often claimed to be the fastest striking snakes but we have not seen a reliable study on the speed of their strike. However, they clearly belong to the fastest striking snakes in the world.
@joenewman6494
@joenewman6494 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology Thanks
@jtomtl
@jtomtl 2 ай бұрын
Angry noodles 😂
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
They are not angry 😉
@jtomtl
@jtomtl 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology danger noodles then
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
@@jtomtl 😀😀 Not dangerous if you don’t play with them.
@jtomtl
@jtomtl 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology I know, they are still wonderful noodles though, no legs you see
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
@@jtomtl For sure, wonderful noodles with no legs 🙂👍🐍
@EdmundSampson-pd7vi
@EdmundSampson-pd7vi 2 ай бұрын
It has a cats eye
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@EdmundSampson-pd7vi
@EdmundSampson-pd7vi 2 ай бұрын
@@LivingZoology can I get a heart , youve given em out pretty generously?
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 21 күн бұрын
Elapidae, Elapids, nono, can't use that term anymore , it's redundant
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 19 күн бұрын
Why would be the term elapids redundant?
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 19 күн бұрын
@LivingZoology well. I used the term , Elapid , meaning , As far as I know , Front Fanged venomous snake , and I was corrected , any way , now Elapidae is seen as too ambiguious, and the Elapid has been put into 5 familys , Micruridae, Hydrophilidae, Acanthopiidae, Bungaridae Najidae , this was sent to me , 5 families , evolved from one snake 10s of thousands of years ago , which then broke off and evolved differently together living together, Acanthophis Antarcticus is the Common Death Adder ,Naja Naja is the Indian Cobra, Pseudonaja are our Browns Textilis, Mengdeni, Nuchalis, , you should know better than me , I have been pulled up 4/5 times recently on utube using Elapid or , say Elapidae is in the too hard basket , now they are being put into more accurate taxonomy categories, that's been my recent experience, so now I'm completely confused , so that sorta explains my comment , I took the comments I got as gospel , one , yea , 2 co incident , 3 may well be somthing to this , 4 can't all be wrong , etc , please enlighten me this is my experience, the list I read out was sent to me , but it didn't say , anything else , other than not Elapids anymore . It like are these Australian/Oceanian asps , snakes ? or what is the go , let me know , please , cheers Ric
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 19 күн бұрын
@LivingZoology I thought there was Colubrids , Vipers , and Elapids , but now after being told , and heard, I am a novice , I am learning, I am now confused, and being computer illiterate, I can't fact check as well as I'd like , but , I have definately been told by better informed , ( purportedly) than I, that Elapids are 5 different Families , so please can you see what may have happened to reach this conclusion in some people , I'm open minded ,just want to know , too have so many direct references about Elapids , thankyou . Ric
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 18 күн бұрын
@LivingZoology Hey Lads , I found a message from an INDY REMO , and I quote , Ducatirati, Elapidae is no longer a valid family ,therefore there no such things as an Elapids , the family is now replaced with 5 families that evolved independently which are Micruridae ( coral Sea snakes ) Hydrophilidae ( sea snakes ) Acanthopiidae ( Oceanian asps) Bungaridae ( land kraits ,African Garter snakes ) and Najidae (Cobras and Mambas ) I looked and found this one , what do you make of it , Indy Remo sent that ,when I mentioned Elapidae. That why I said that , and that is not the only one , help me understand this . Cheers R
@Ducatirati
@Ducatirati 18 күн бұрын
@LivingZoology and this one , Insectivora and Elapidae are wastebasket taxa , they are replaced by Taxa that evolved independently with each other, so this is why I wrote what I did , and want you to have this info and help me understand it , so is Elapidae still a valid term , or not , I would love to know , thanks guys and gal's too , cheers ,
@Rambone1957
@Rambone1957 2 ай бұрын
Have either one of you been bitten by a venomous snake?
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
No, we have never been bitten by a dangerously venomous snake.
@sharonrigs7999
@sharonrigs7999 2 ай бұрын
It identifies as Trans-Viper
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
😀😀😀 That’s actually funny!
@naturerealoaded
@naturerealoaded 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 belongs to elapid family,don’t forget
@naturerealoaded
@naturerealoaded 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@michaeln6312
@michaeln6312 2 ай бұрын
What’s it’s preferred pronouns? 😂
@sharonrigs7999
@sharonrigs7999 2 ай бұрын
@@michaeln6312 Hiss/Hearse 🤣
@indyreno2933
@indyreno2933 2 ай бұрын
There is no such thing as an elapid, Elapidae is no longer a valid family, thus making the Elapidae family a wastebasket taxon, the reason of Elapidae being a wastebasket taxon is mainly due to its original type genus Elaps that included the harlequin snakes having now found to be unrelated to cobras, mambas, land kraits, african garter snakes, coral snakes, sea snakes, and oceanian asps, thus it was eventually renamed Homoroselaps and was moved to the family Atractaspididae, for this reason, the Elapidae family is now abandoned and is no longer recognized, it is now replaced with five separate families that like harlequin snakes (genus Homoroselaps (formerly genus Elaps)) evolved independently with each other, the five snake families that replace the now-defunct family Elapidae include Micruridae (Coral Snakes), Hydrophiidae (Sea Snakes), Acanthophiidae (Oceanian Asps), Bungaridae (Land Kraits and African Garter Snakes), and Najidae (Cobras and Mambas), the former three families are now believed to be more closely related to the families Aparallactidae and Polemonidae, whereas the latter two are more closely related to vipers as well as the families Micrelapidae and Xenocalamidae, in fact, both Bungaridae and Najidae are part of the superfamily Viperoidea, where the Najidae family that is constituted by the mambas (subfamily Dendroaspidinae) and cobras (subfamily Najinae) is the sister group to the vipers (family Viperidae), while the Bungaridae family that is constituted by the land kraits and african garter snakes is basal to both, with the superfamily Xenocalamoidea that contains the families Micrelapidae and Xenocalamidae is the sister group to Viperoidea, while the coral snakes (family Micruridae), sea snakes (family Hydrophiidae), and oceanian asps (family Acanthophiidae) all constitute the superfamily Hydrophioidea, which is most closely related to the Aparallactoidea superfamily that contains the families Aparallactidae and Polemonidae, the similarities between harlequin snakes, cobras, mambas, land kraits, african garter snakes, coral snakes, sea snakes, and oceanian asps are all due to convergent evolution, the family Elapidae of snakes being a wastebasket taxon is similar to the order Insectivora of placental mammals being a wastebasket taxon as all of the small insectivorous placental mammals that still exist today are not as primitive as previously thought and are also proven to not form a single monophyletic group, for this reason, Insectivora is no longer recognized and is instead replaced with six unrelated orders, which are Macroscelidea for the elephant shrews (family Macroscelididae), Afrosoricida for the tenrecs (family Tenrecidae), otter shrews (family Potamogalidae), and golden moles (family Chrysochloridae), Soricomorpha for the solenodons (family Solenodontidae), shrews (family Soricidae), moles (family Talpidae), and desmans (family Desmanidae), Erinaceomorpha for the hedgehogs (family Erinaceidae) and gymnures (family Echinosoricidae), Scandentia for the treeshrews (families Ptilocercidae and Tupaiidae), and Dermoptera for the colugos (family Cynocephalidae), while the elephant shrews (or sengis) are classified within the tenrecs, otter shrews, and golden moles under the superorder Afrotheria, specifically the clade Afroinsectivora within the grandorder Afroinsectiphilia, the colugos and treeshrews both belong to the superorder Euarchontoglires, namely the grandorder Euarchonta, where colugos are most closely related to primates, while treeshrews (or banxrings) are basal to both colugos and primates and shrews, moles, desmans, solenodons, hedgehogs, and gymnures all belong to the superorder Laurasiatheria, where shrews, moles, desmans, and solenodons are all more closely related to bats while hedgehogs and gymnures are more closely related to both pangolins and carnivorans.
@LivingZoology
@LivingZoology 2 ай бұрын
Send us a proper scientific study showing evidence that Elapidae is not a valid family…We really wonder what makes you write these comments with taxonomy which is not valid.
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