Species profile—Demansia cyanochasma (desert whip snake)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Elapidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=elapidae ) (elapid snakes) → Demansia cyanochasma (desert whip snake)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/29220?f=.jpg )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=42115&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=42115&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=42115 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
- Family
- Elapidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=elapidae ) (elapid snakes)
- Scientific name
- Demansia cyanochasma Nankivell, Maryan, Bush, & Hutchinson, 2023
- Common name
- desert whip snake
- Type reference
- Nankivell, J.H., Maryan, B., Bush, B.G. & Hutchinson, M.N. (2023) Whip it into shape: Revision of the Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837) complex (Squamata: Elapidae), with a description of a new species from central Australia. Zootaxa 5311(3), 301-339.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 42115
- Synonym(s)
- Diemenia reticulata
Demansia psammophis psammophis
Demansia reticulata
Demansia psammophis cupreiceps
Demansia reticulata cupreiceps
Demansia psammophis
Demansia psammophis reticulata - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Venomous
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Demansia%20cyanochasma#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=DEMANSIA%2BCYANOCHASMA )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=42115 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=42115 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
