White-lipped snake

Not to be confused with white-lipped python.

White-lipped snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Drysdalia
Species:
D. coronoides
Binomial name
Drysdalia coronoides
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hoplocephalus coronoides
    Günther, 1858
  • Alecto labialis
    Jan & Sordelli, 1873
  • Denisonia coronoides
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Denisonia nigra
    De Vis, 1905
  • Denisonia coronoides
    — Kinghorn, 1924
  • Drysdalia coronoides
    — Worrell, 1961
  • Notechis coronoides
    — Storr, 1982
  • Drysdalia coronoides
    — Cogger, 1983

The white-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

  1. ^ Michael, D.; Robertson, P.; Clemann, N. (2018). "Drysdalia coronoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102707943A102709312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102707943A102709312.en. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ Species Drysdalia coronoides at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.