Species Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)
White-lipped Snake
- Hoplocephalus coronoides Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xvi 281 pp. [215].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1946.1.17.39, TAS (original description cites TAS and Australia).Subsequent designation 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. - Alecto labialis Jan, G. & Sordelli, F. 1873. Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens. Atlas. Milan : Jan & Sordelli 43 pp. [pl. 1 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Australia. - Denisonia nigra De Vis, C.W. 1905. A new genus of lizards. Annals of the Queensland Museum 6: 46-52 pl. 15 [50].
Type data:
Holotype QM J196, TAS.
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. [223]
Generic Combinations
- Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Alpine, 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
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (White-lipped Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |