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Olive whipsnake

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Olive whipsnake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Demansia
Species:
D. olivacea
Binomial name
Demansia olivacea
(JE Gray, 1842)
Synonyms

Lycodon olivaceus, Gray

The olive whipsnake (Demansia olivacea) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2]

Reproduction

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This D. olivacea species does not have an obvious pattern of reproduction, meaning it does not follow a seasonal pattern.[3] It reproduces offspring throughout the year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ellis, R.; Shea, G. (2017). "Demansia olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42492959A42492969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42492959A42492969.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (26 August 2013). "Species Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Shine, Richard (1980). "Ecology of Eastern Australian Whipsnakes of the Genus Demansia". Journal of Herpetology. 14 (4): 381–389. doi:10.2307/1563694. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1563694.