New Guinea Death Adder
Acanthophis laevis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusAcanthophis (Death Adders)
- SpeciesAcanthophis laevis (New Guinea Death Adder)
The smooth-scaled death adder (Acanthophis laevis), also called the New Guinea death adder, is a venomous species of elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia and Oceania. Unlike other snakes commonly referred to as "adders", which are nearly all in the Viperidae family, A. laevis is part of the Elapidae, the family containing cobras, coral snakes, mambas and sea snakes, among other venomous species. A. laevis is an ambush predator, lying in-wait to capture fast-moving prey like birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The death adders (genus Acanthophis) have a broad diet, mainly consisting of frogs, lizards, and rodents. As with many snakes, females grow larger than males; tail length and head-shape also differ between sexes in some species. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Death Adder sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a New Guinea Death Adder in Lorentz National Park?
About 35% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Death Adder sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see New Guinea Death Adder in Lorentz National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for New Guinea Death Adder in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.