Species Drysdalia mastersii (Krefft, 1866)
Masters' Snake
- Hoplocephalus mastersii Krefft, G. 1866. Descriptions of three species of snakes of the genus Hoplocephalus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 370-371 [370].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.17.42 (the only one of 7 syntypes located), Flinders Ranges (as Flinder's Range), SA.
Generic Combinations
- Drysdalia mastersii (Krefft, 1866).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Hampton (HAM), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL)
Ecological Descriptors
Nocturnal, open scrub, predator, terrestrial, viviparous.
Extra Ecological Information
Lacertiphagous.
General References
Coventry, A.J. & Rawlinson, P.A. 1980. Taxonomic revision of the elapid snake genus Drysdalia Worrell, 1961. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 41: 65-78 (taxonomy)
Shine, R. 1981. Venomous snakes in cold climates: ecology of the Australian genus Drysdalia (Serpentes: Elapidae). Copeia 1981: 14-25 (ecology)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Masters' Snake)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |