219. DENISONIA, 3835 
1. Denisonia superba. 
Alecto curta, part., Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 1252 (1854). 
Hoplocephalus superbus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 217 (1858). 
superbus, Krefft, Sn. Austral. p. 54, pl. xi. fig. 9 (1869) ; 
McCoy, Prodr, Zool. Vict., Dec. 1, p. 7, pl. 11. (1878)., 
Alecto schmidtii, Jan, Icon. Gén. 44, pl. i. fig. 4 (18738). 
Hoplocephalus bransbyi, Macleay, Bros Linn, Soc. N.S. W. iii. 
1878, p. 52. 
? Hoplocephalus vestigiatus, De Vis, Proc, R, Soc. Queensl, i, 1884, 
p- 138. 
Eye as long as or a little longer than its distance from the 
mouth (larger in the young). Rostral a little broader than deep, 
just visible from above; internasals one half to two thirds as long 
as the prefrontals ; frontal once and three fourths to twice as long 
as broad, as broad as the supraocular, as long as or a little longer 
than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 
parietals; nasal entire, in contact with the single preocular ; two 
postoculars; temporals 2+2, lower anterior large and wedged 
in between the fifth and sixth upper labials; six upper labials, 
third and fourth entering the eye; three or four lower labials in 
contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or 
shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 (rarely 17) rows. Ventrals 
145-160; anal entire; subcaudals 41-50. Brownish to dark olive 
above, the scales often edged with darker; lateral scales often 
yellow or salmon-red; ventrals yellowish or greyish olive, blackish 
at the base. Young with a black nuchal blotch or collar, which 
may be bordered behind with yellow; lips yellow, largely spotted 
with black. 
Total length 1010 millim. ; tail 160. 
New South Wales, Southern Australia, Tasmania. 
a,b,c. $(V. 153,148; Australasia, ‘ Erebus & Terror’ ) 
C. 48, 45) & 9 (V. Exped, 
' 155; C. 46). 
d. g (V.149; C.41). Tasmania, ACB Smith, Esq. 
Fal, 
e-f. ¢ (V. 150,147; Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [ P.].  (Types,) 
C. 47, 46). 
g-t. 6 (V.150; C. 45), Australia, 
QV. 153; C. 48), 
& yg.( V. 153; C, 45). ‘ 
k. Yg. (V.145; 0.44), Australia. College of Surgeons. 
1, Yg. (V.150;C.49). Burrawang, New J. J. Miatcher, Esq. [P.]. 
South Wales. 
m. 10 embryos, Mt. Monda, Vic- P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. 
torla. 
nm. Skull. Australia, 
2. Denisonia coronata. 
Elaps coronatus, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 454 (1837), and <Abbild, 
p. 187, pl. xlvi. figs. 12 & 18 (1844); Gray, in Grey’s Trav, 
Austral, ii, ph vy. fig. 2 (1841). 
