Collared whipsnake
Appearance
Demansia torquata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Demansia |
Species: | D. torquata
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Binomial name | |
Demansia torquata Günther, 1862
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The collared whipsnake (Demansia torquata) is an elapid found in Queensland, Australia.[1] It is found in rainforest edges and other tropical woodland areas as well as in rocky habitat and environments on offshore islands. The holotype specimen was 586 mm long.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177484/0
- ^ Shea & Scanlon, 2007 : Revision of the small tropical whipsnakes previously referred to Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842) and Demansia torquata (Guenther, 1862) (Squamata: Elapidae). Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 59, n. 2/3, p. 117-142 (Text in PDF).