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Taxonomy of the genus Denisonia Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]

Bibliography of the genus
Denisonia (Mud Adder and Ornamental Snake)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Denisonia in general

Coventry, A.J. 1971. Identification of the black-headed snakes (Denisonia) within Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 88(11): 304-306.

Shine, R. 1983. Food habits and reproductive biology of Australian elapid snakes of the genus Denisonia. Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 171-175.

Worrell, E. 1961. Herpetological name changes. Western Australian Naturalist 8: 18-27.

Worrell, E. 1963. A new elapine generic name (with skull diagrams of type species recently separated from the Australian genus Denisonia). Australian Reptile Park Records 1: 1-8.

Denisonia devisi

Mackay, R.D. 1956. The status of Denisonia maculata Steindachner and related species (Ophidia: Elapidae). Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 29-33.

Waite, E.R.; Longman, H.A. 1920. Descriptions of little-known Australian snakes. Records of the South Australian Museum 1: 173-180.

Denisonia maculata

Blomberg, S.P. 1997. Local symptoms of envenomation by the ornamental snake, Denisonia maculata (Steindachner): Elapidae. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(1): 46-48.

Johnson, C.R. 1970. Defensive displays in some Australian Denisonia (Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetologica 26: 516-520.

Kinghorn, J.R. 1939. Two Queensland snakes. Records of the Australian Museum 20(4): 257-260.

Mackay, R.D. 1956. The status of Denisonia maculata Steindachner and related species (Ophidia: Elapidae). Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 29-33.

Waite, E.R.; Longman, H.A. 1920. Descriptions of little-known Australian snakes. Records of the South Australian Museum 1: 173-180.

Worrell, E. 1963. A new elapine generic name (with skull diagrams of type species recently separated from the Australian genus Denisonia). Australian Reptile Park Records 1: 1-8.