Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Bibliography of the genus Denisonia Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Genus Denisonia Mud Adder and Ornamental Snake Schlamm-Otter und Ornamentotter Muddergiftsnog og Pragtgiftsnog 1869 Denisonia Krefft (type species: Denisonia ornata Krefft 1869) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included Suta fasciata and Suta punctata. Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria). Denisonia devisi Mud Adder, (De Vis' Banded Snake) Schlamm-Otter Muddergiftsnog 1884 Hoplocephalus ornatus De Vis [not Denisonia ornata Krefft 1869] 1820 Denisonia maculata devisi Waite & Longman Denisonia devisi Cogger 1975 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria). Denisonia maculata Ornamental Snake Ornamentotter Pragtgiftsnog 1867 Hoplocephalus maculatus Steindachner Denisonia maculata Mackay 1956 1869 Denisonia ornata Krefft (Golay & al. 1993) 1885 Hoplocephalus muelleri Fischer (Golay & al. 1993) Distribution: Australia (Queensland).