Shine's whipsnake
Shine's whipsnake (Demansia shinei) also known commonly as Shine's Australian whipsnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2] The species is endemic to Australia.
| Demansia shinei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Demansia |
| Species: | D. shinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Demansia shinei Shea, 2007 | |
Etymology
The specific name, shinei, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Richard "Rick" Shine.[3]
Geographic range
D. shinei is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. shinei are desert, rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and savanna.[1]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, D. shinei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 62 cm (24 in). Dorsally, it is pale grey-brown. Ventrally, it is lemon yellow. The top of the head is brown, followed by a narrow yellow crossband on the nape, followed by a wider brown crossband.[5]
References
- Shea G, Ellis R (2017). "Demansia shinei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T42493035A42493037. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42493035A42493037.en. Downloaded on 17 December 2018.
- Australian Biological Resources Study (19 March 2013). "Species Demansia shinei Shea & Scanlon, 2007". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Demansia shinei, p. 242).
- Species Demansia shinei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Shea in Shea & Scanlon (2007).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Shea GM, Scanlon JD (2007). "Revision of the Small Tropical Whipsnakes Previously Referred to Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842) and Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) (Squamata: Elapidae)". Records of the Australian Museum 59: 117–142. ("Demansia shinei Shea", new species, pp. 135–136, Figures 18–19).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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