Collared whipsnake

Demansia torquata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Demansia
Species: D. torquata
Binomial name
Demansia torquata
Günther, 1862

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

  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177484/0
  2. 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).
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