Genus

Death Adders

Acanthophis

6 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusAcanthophis (Death Adders)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Acanthophis rugosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthophis wellsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Acanthophis hawkei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acanthophis antarcticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acanthophis praelongus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Acanthophis laevis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Death Adders

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Rough-scaled Death Adder			~50%
	Plains Death Adder			Insufficient data
2	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Pilbara Death Adder			~40%
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Rough-scaled Death Adder			~20%
	Plains Death Adder			~10%
4	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Pilbara Death Adder			~20%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Death Adder			~10%
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Death Adder			~10%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Northern Death Adder			Insufficient data
8	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	New Guinea Death Adder			Insufficient data
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Death Adder			Insufficient data
10	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Death Adder			Insufficient data