Species Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan & Sordelli, 1873)
Mustard-bellied Snake
- Alecto rhodogaster Jan, G. & Sordelli, F. 1873. Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens. Atlas. Milan : Jan & Sordelli 43 pp. [pl. 2 fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH 477 (=R00747, see Coventry, A.J. & Rawlinson, P.A. 1980. Taxonomic revision of the elapid snake genus Drysdalia Worrell, 1961. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 41: 65–78), Australia. - Alecto rhodogaster Jan, G. 1863. Elenco Sistematico Degli Ofidi Descritti e Disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan : A. Lombardi 143 pp. [117] [?nom. nud.].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH 477 (=ZMH R00747, see Coventry, A.J. & Rawlinson, P.A. 1980. Taxonomic revision of the elapid snake genus Drysdalia Worrell, 1961. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 41: 65–78), Australia. - Hoplocephalus collaris Macleay, W. 1887. Description of a new species of Hoplocephalus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 1111-1112 [1111].
Type data:
Holotype MMUS (presumed lost), near Bega, NSW. - Pseudelaps minutus Fry, D.B. 1915. Herpetological notes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 27: 60-95 [93, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM R3971, Colo Vale, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [224]
Generic Combinations
- Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan & Sordelli, 1873).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Nocturnal, open forest, predator, tall forest, terrestrial, viviparous, woodland.
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
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [44] (Mustard-bellied Snake)
History of changes
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
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