Mud adder

Mud adder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Denisonia
Species:
D. devisi
Binomial name
Denisonia devisi
(Waite & Longman, 1920)
Distribution of D. devisi
Synonyms[2]
  • Hoplocephalus ornatus
    De Vis, 1884
    (non Denisonia ornata Krefft, 1869)
  • Denisonia maculata var. devisi
    Waite & Longman, 1920
    (nomen novum pro Hoplocephalus ornatus)
  • Denisonia devisi
    — Cogger, 1983

The mud adder (Denisonia devisi), also known commonly as Devis's banded snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to certain regions of eastern Australia, including South West Queensland, northern New South Wales, north-west Victoria, and (more recently) South Australia. Its scientific and common names refer to Charles Walter De Vis.

  1. ^ Vanderduys, E.; Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Sanderson, C. (2018). "Denisonia devisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102707635A102707763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102707635A102707763.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Denisonia devisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database