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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]
Bibliography of the genus Drysdalia
Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]








Genus
Drysdalia

Australian Crowned Snakes, White-lipped Snakes

Südaustralische Kronengiftnattern

Sydaustralske Diademgiftsnoge

1961 Drysdalia Worrell (type species: Hoplocephalus coronoides Günther 1858
Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania [incl. Bass Strait Islands], Victoria, Western Australia).

Drysdalia coronoides

White-lipped Snake

Australische Weisslippenschlange

Hvidlæbet Diademgiftsnog

1858 Hoplocephalus coronoides Günther
Denisonia coronoides Boulenger 1896
Drysdalia coronoides Worrell 1961
Notechis coronoides Storr 1982
Elapognathus coronoides Wells & Wellington 1985
1872 Alecto labialis Jan in Jan & Sordelli [not Alecto labialis Jan 1859] (Golay & al. 1993)
Elapognathus labialis Wells & Wellington 1985
1905 Denisonia nigra De Vis (Golay & al. 1993)
1915 Pseudelaps minutus Fry (Shea & Sadlier 1999)
1985 Elapognathus orri Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy)

Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania [incl. Bass Strait Islands], Victoria).


Drysdalia coronoides
© Rune Midtgaard

Drysdalia mastersi

Southern Crowned Snake, (Masters' Snake)

Südliche Kronengiftnatter

Sydlig Diademgiftsnog

1866 Hoplocephalus mastersi Krefft
Drysdalia mastersii Worrell 1961
Notechis mastersii Storr 1982
Elapognathus mastersi Wells & Wellington 1985
1887 Hoplocephalus collaris Macleay (Golay & al. 1993)

Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).


Drysdalia rhodogaster

Rose-bellied Whip Snake, Mustard-bellied Snake, Red-bellied Crowned Snake, Blue Mountains Crowned Snake

Rotbauch-Kronengiftnatter

Rødbuget Diademgiftsnog

1863 Alecto rhodogaster Jan
Drysdalia rhodogaster Coventry & Rawlinson 1980
Notechis rhodogaster Storr 1982
Elapognathus rhodogaster Wells & Wellington 1985

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales).