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Species profile—Demansia cyanochasma (desert whip snake)

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Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Demansia cyanochasma (desert whip snake)

Photo of Demansia cyanochasma (desert whip snake) - Reis, T.,2021

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
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

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=42115.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024