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 Hoplocephalus Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Genus Hoplocephalus Broad-headed Snakes Breitkopf-Giftnattern Bredhovedede Giftsnoge 1830 Hoplocephalus Wagler (type species: Naja bungaroides Boie 1828) Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island]). Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Pale-headed Snake Hellköpfige Breitkopf-Giftnatter Lyshovedet Giftsnog 1859 Alecto bitorquata Jan Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Boulenger 1896 1884 Hoplocephalus sulcans De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) 1894 Hoplocephalus waitii Ogilby (Golay & al. 1993) 1905 Denisonia angulata De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) 1911 Denisonia revelata De Vis (Golay & al. 1993) Hoplocephalus revelatus Wells & Wellington 1985 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland [incl. Fraser Island]). Hoplocephalus bungaroides Broad-headed Snake, Australian Yellow-spotted Snake Gelbgefleckte Breitkopf-Giftnatter Gulplettet Giftsnog 1830 Hoplocephalus bungaroidea Wagler Alecto bungaroides Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 Hoplocephalus bungaroides Günther 1858 1854 Alecto variegata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Golay & al. 1993) Hoplocephalus variegatus Günther 1858 Distribution: Australia (New South Wales). Hoplocephalus bungaroides © Rune Midtgaard Hoplocephalus stephensii Grey Banded Snake, (Stephens' Banded Snake) Graugebänderte Breitkopf-Giftnatter Gråbåndet Giftsnog 1869 Hoplocephalus stephensii Krefft Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).