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title: "Lowlands Copperhead"
description: "Austrelaps superbus — Répteis. The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lowlands-copperhead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lowlands Copperhead

> Austrelaps superbus — Répteis. The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous  snake species in the family Elapidae, found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania.

- Scientific name: *Austrelaps superbus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2997
- Wikidata: [Q2384605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384605)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94946](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94946)

## Names

- en: Lowlands Copperhead
- de: Südaustralischer Kupferkopf
- nl: Laaglandse koperkop

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2870)

## Summary

The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous  snake species in the family Elapidae, found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is commonly referred to as the copperhead, but is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.  If provoked, the lowland copperhead is a dangerous snake with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_copperhead

## Photo

![Lowlands Copperhead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lowlands-copperhead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172642983

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lowlands-copperhead?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).