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.^[2]

Drysdalia rhodogaster
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Drysdalia
Species:	D. rhodogaster
Binomial name
Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan & Sordelli, 1873)
Synonyms
Alecto rhodogaster Jan & Sordelli, 1873 Hoplocephalus collaris Macleay, 1887 Denisonia coronoides Boulenger, 1896 Pseudelaps minutus Fry, 1915 Aspidomorphus minutus Minton et al., 1970 Notechis rhodogaster Storr, 1982

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.^[2]

Behaviour

The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of five. Its diet consists mainly of lizards.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species' distribution is limited to south-eastern New South Wales.^[2]