Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum, Family XIII Elapsidae
| Title | Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum, Family XIII Elapsidae |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1858 |
| Authors | Gunther, A |
| Number of Pages | 281 |
| Publisher | Trustees British Museum |
| City | London |
| Accession Number | PR0000501 |
| Abstract | Pages of note: 209 - 237. Description of species held in Museum; place of origin of specimens; descriptions of seven Australian-New Guinea genera - Glyphodon, Demansia, Hoplocephalus, Pseudechis, Brachysoma, Vermicella and Pseudonaja; descriptions of 21 species including - Glyphodon tristis, Demansia psammophis, Demansia olivacea, Hoplocephalus bungaroides, Hoplocephalus superbus (Austrelaps superba), Hoplocephalus curtus (Notechis scutatus), Hoplocephalus coronoides (Drysdalia coronoides), Pseudechis porphyriacus, Pseudonaja nuchalis and Vermicella annulata. |