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Southern snakes
Drysdalia
- Worrell, 1961
Pronunciation: | drys-DAY-lee-uh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | "After Mr. G. Russell Drysdale, Australian artist who accompanied me to Tasmanian islands where I collected the material for this generic description."1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
The western crowned snake (Elapognathus coronatus) was previously placed in this genus. |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 3 out of 3 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: white-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides) at 40 cm Longest Australian species: white-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides) at up to 40 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- Worrell, Eric (1961). Herpetological name changes. Western Australian Naturalist, 8(1):18-27.