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Posted by: SnakesAndStuff at Sun Mar 5 17:14:14 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SnakesAndStuff ]  
   

I agree with what was said here... The case of the death adder can be viewed as convergent evolution. It is similar form/morphology from different parent lineages. Even though the death adder is very viper-like, its ancestory shows it to be an elapid, it just happens to fit the same niche as a typical viper.

   

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