Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Austrelaps ramsayi

  • Author and date of publication

    (Krefft, 1864)

  • Preferred Common name

    Highland Copperhead

  • Other Common Names

    Alpine Copperhead

  • Identified By

    Dr Jane E. Melville - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Alan Henderson - Museum Victoria - Live Exhibits

  • Sampling Method

    Died in captivity

  • Date Visited From

    7/06/2009

  • Date Visited To

    7/06/2009

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Herpetology

  • Collecting Areas

    Herpetology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Born in captivity at Melbourne Museum, Live Exhibits (captive)

  • Latitude

    -37.8

  • Longitude

    144.97

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    geoscience Australia - Place names website