Drysdalia coronoides

White-lipped Snake at Mount Clear, ACT

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Identification history

	Drysdalia coronoides	12 Feb 2016	GeoffRobertson
	Unverified	6 Feb 2016	jackfrench

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Juvenile brown?

4 comments

WillO wrote:

9 Feb 2016

ID not conclusive as you cannot see enough of the head - this looks like the rusty coloured form of the White-lipped Snake that you sometimes see higher up in Namadgi. The darker grey-coloured head marking is not like that found on juvenile brown snakes. see http://museumvictoria.com.au/bioinformatics/snake/images/corolive1.html and also http://www.gondwanareptileproductions.com/dcoronoides.html and http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/drysdaliacoronoides/interesting/

jackfrench wrote:

10 Feb 2016

I had a look at the links that is the snake in question we actually came across three over the course of the day very quick moving for photos though

GeoffRobertson wrote:

12 Feb 2016

Likely not a brown snake. Possibly a Pygopus lepidopodus but not likely. Have seen White-lipped snakes with this colouring. GeoffR

GeoffRobertson wrote:

12 Feb 2016

WillO stated ID not conclusive as you cannot see enough of the head - this looks like the rusty coloured form of the White-lipped Snake that you sometimes see higher up in Namadgi. The darker grey-coloured head marking is not like that found on juvenile brown snakes.
My comments is not a brown snake. Possibly a Pygopus lepidopodus but not likely. Have seen White-lipped snakes with this colouring. GeoffR

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
6 Feb 2016 07:32 PM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Snakes jackfrench Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Drysdalia coronoides Scientific name
White-lipped Snake Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1957.84m Recorded at altitude
72 images trained Machine learning

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