Drysdalia coronoides

Drysdalia coronoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Drysdalia
Species: Drysdalia coronoides

Name

Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.39 (formerly BMNH 1852.1.15.29), ♀, collected by R.C. Gunn between July 1832–January 1847. [designated by Coventry & Rawlinson (1980: 69)]
• Type locality: “Van Diemens Land”.

Combinations

• Hoplocephalus coronoides Günther, 1858: 215 [original combination]
• Denisonia coronoides — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Drysdalia coronoides — Worrell, 1961 [subsequent combination]
• Notechis coronoides — Storr, 1982 [subsequent combination]
• Elapognathus coronoides — Wells & Wellington, 1985 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Drysdalia coronoides. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
• Michael, D., Robertson, P. & Clemann, N. 2018. IUCN: Drysdalia coronoides  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102707943A102709312. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102707943A102709312.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: White-lipped Snake