NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2017

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Hydrophiinae
  Family - Elapidae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Acanthophis antarcticus
      Species - Acanthophis praelongus
      Species - Acanthophis pyrrhus
      Species - Acanthophis hawkei
      Species - Acanthophis laevis
      Species - Acanthophis rugosus
      Species - Acanthophis wellsi
      Species - Acanthophis cryptamydros