Austrelaps ramsayi
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Austrelaps ramsayi, the highlands copperhead, is a venomous species of snake.
, sclerophyll forests, along water bodies, and in swampy areas with thick clumps of tussock grass.
, with between 9 and 31 young per brood.
Habitat
It is found in montane heath, woodlandWoodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
, sclerophyll forests, along water bodies, and in swampy areas with thick clumps of tussock grass.
Reproduction
Austrelaps ramsayi is ovoviviparousOvoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch...
, with between 9 and 31 young per brood.