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Drysdalia
''Drysdalia'' is a genus of snakes, commonly known as crowned snakes, belonging to the family Elapidae. The three species in this genus are venomous snakes, but not considered deadly. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Drysdalia'' are endemic to parts of southern and eastern Australia. Species Three species are recognized as being valid. *'' Drysdalia coronoides'' – white-lipped snake *'' Drysdalia mastersii'' – Masters' snake *'' Drysdalia rhodogaster'' – mustard-bellied snake Etymology The generic name, ''Drysdalia'', is in honour of Australian artist George Russell Drysdale. The specific name, ''mastersii'', is in honour English-born Australian zoologist George Masters.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Drysdalia mastersii'', p. 171). Taxonomy The species formerly known as ''Drysdalia coronata'' , commonly known as the crowned sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snakes Of Australia
This article lists the various snakes of Australia which live in a wide variety of habitats around the country. The amethystine python or scrub python is considered Australia's largest native snake. {{TOC_Right Victoria North West * Common copperhead, ''Austrelaps'' * '' Demansia psammophis'' * Masters' snake, ''Drysdalia mastersii'' * '' Echiopsis curta'' * Tiger snake, '' Notechis scutatus'' * Western brown snake, '' Pseudonaja nuchalis'' * Eastern brown snake, '' Pseudonaja textilis'' * ''Simoselaps australis'' * '' Suta nigriceps'' * '' Suta spectabilis'' * ''Suta suta'' * Bandy-bandy, ''Vermicella annulata'' South west * Lowland copperhead, '' Austrelaps superbus'' * White-lipped snake, ''Drysdalia coronoides'' * ''Morelia spilota variegata'' * Tiger snake, '' Notechis scutatus'' * Red bellied black snake, '' Pseudechis porphyriacus'' * Eastern brown snake, '' Pseudonaja textilis'' * ''Suta flagellum'' Central * Lowland copperhead, '' Austrelaps superbus'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drysdalia
''Drysdalia'' is a genus of snakes, commonly known as crowned snakes, belonging to the family Elapidae. The three species in this genus are venomous snakes, but not considered deadly. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Drysdalia'' are endemic to parts of southern and eastern Australia. Species Three species are recognized as being valid. *'' Drysdalia coronoides'' – white-lipped snake *'' Drysdalia mastersii'' – Masters' snake *'' Drysdalia rhodogaster'' – mustard-bellied snake Etymology The generic name, ''Drysdalia'', is in honour of Australian artist George Russell Drysdale. The specific name, ''mastersii'', is in honour English-born Australian zoologist George Masters.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Drysdalia mastersii'', p. 171). Taxonomy The species formerly known as ''Drysdalia coronata'' , commonly known as the crowned sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drysdalia Mastersii
''Drysdalia mastersii'', also known as Masters' snake, is a species of venomous snake endemic to southern Australia. The specific epithet ''mastersii'' honours Australian zoologist George Masters who collected specimens for Krefft. Description The snake grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. The upper body is light brown to dark grey, with a pale band over the nape and a white stripe extending from the upper lip to the neck. Behaviour The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of three. Its diet consists mainly of lizards. Distribution and habitat The species’ distribution extends eastwards from near Esperance in Western Australia into coastal and subcoastal South Australia, as well as in south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria. It inhabits heathland, grassland and mallee habitats on sandy and limestone soils. The type locality is the Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drysdalia Coronoides
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. Description It is the smallest of three species of snake found in Tasmania and is Australia's most cold-tolerant snake, even inhabiting areas on Mount Kosciuszko above the snow line. Growing to only about in total length (including tail), this snake feeds almost exclusively on skinks. It belongs to the genus ''Drysdalia'', and is often referred to as the whip snake in Tasmania (true whip snakes from Australia are from the genus ''Demansia'' and are only found on the mainland). This species gets its common name from a thin, white line bordered above by a narrow black line that runs along the upper lip. ''D. coronoides'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drysdalia Rhodogaster
''Drysdalia rhodogaster'', also known as the mustard-bellied snake or Blue Mountains crowned snake, is a species of venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''rhodogaster'' (“red-bellied”) refers to body colouration. Description The snake grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. The upper body is brown to grey, with a darker head and a yellow to orange band over the nape. Behaviour The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of five. Its diet consists mainly of lizards. Distribution and habitat The species’ distribution is limited to south-eastern New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es .... References rhodogaster Snakes of Australia Reptiles of New South Wales Taxa named by Giorgio Jan Reptiles d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Masters
George Masters (1837-1912) was a zoologist, active in Australia during the 19th century. Biography Born in Maidstone, England, to Matilda, née Terry, he was trained as a gardener by his father, George Masters, before moving to Sydney. Masters began working as a gardener, then collecting insects in Queensland for William John Macleay, with the backing of the zoologist Gerard Krefft, later taking a position with the Australian Museum as an assistant curator. Works George Masters was a zoölogical collector, primarily of birds, but also of snakes and other animals. Masters also made a significant contribution to entomology, making large collections of insects available for research. He journeyed to remote regions to obtain specimens, including some that will difficult to obtain and are now listed as rare or endangered. His expeditions across the eastern states were extended to South and Western Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island. Noted collections include a series of speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elapidae
Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydocephalus. Many members of this family exhibit a threat display of rearing upwards while spreading out a neck flap. Elapids are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Members of the family have a wide range of sizes, from the white-lipped snake to the king cobra. Most species have neurotoxic venom which is channeled by their hollow fangs, and some may contain other toxic components in various proportions. The family includes 55 genera with some 360 species and over 170 subspecies. Description Terrestrial elapids look similar to the Colubridae; almost all have long, slender bodies with smooth scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elapognathus Coronatus
The crowned snake (''Elapognathus coronatus'') is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ..., including the Recherché Archipelago. Its habitat is swamps, coastal woodlands and heaths, and is known to use stick ant nests as shelters. The species feeds mostly on skinks and frogs, and gives birth to three to nine live young. References Elapognathus Reptiles of Western Australia Reptiles described in 1837 {{Elapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoology
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. The term is derived from Ancient Greek , ('animal'), and , ('knowledge', 'study'). Although humans have always been interested in the natural history of the animals they saw around them, and made use of this knowledge to domesticate certain species, the formal study of zoology can be said to have originated with Aristotle. He viewed animals as living organisms, studied their structure and development, and considered their adaptations to their surroundings and the function of their parts. The Greek physician Galen studied human anatomy and was one of the greatest surgeons of the ancient world, but after the fall of the Western Roman Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Errore
This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. Note that many of the abbreviations are used with or without a stop. Naming standards and taxonomic organizations and their codes and taxonomies * ICTV – International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses * ICSP – International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes ** formerly the ICSB – International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology ** publishes the ICNP – International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes *** formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB) or Bacteriological Code (BC) * ICZN – International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ** publishes ''ICZN'' the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' or "ICZN Code" * IBC – International Botanical Congress ** publishes ''ICN'' the ''International Code of Nomenclature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
