Summary
Watercolour, pencil and Indian ink Illustration of Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus, from near the Murray River, by Ludwig Becker, for Plate 12 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
Description of Content
Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus (Shaw & Nodder) by Ludwig Becker. Unnumbered drawing, pencil, watercolour and indian ink on paper, 17cm x 21cm. Drawing for Plate 12 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Publisher
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Artist
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Plate Number
12
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Drawing Number
Unnumbered
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State
Illustration
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Primary Inscriptions
[Beckers nubers for scales on ventral surface]
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Secondary Inscriptions
[ill.German in another hand]/Acanthophis
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
(Shaw & Nodder, 1802)
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Preferred Common name
Common Death Adder
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Other Common Names
Death Adder
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Superfamily
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Genus
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Species Name
antarcticus
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 cm (Width), 17 cm (Height)
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.
