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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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]

Reproduction

D. shinei is oviparous.[4]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. Species Demansia shinei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. 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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