Shine's whipsnake
| 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 | |
Shine's whipsnake (Demansia shinei) also known commonly as Shine's Australian whipsnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, shinei, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Richard "Rick" Shine.
Geographic range
D. shinei is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia, Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. shinei are desert, rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and savanna.
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.
Reproduction
D. shinei is oviparous.
References
- 1 2 Shea, G.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Demansia shinei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T42493035A42493037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42493035A42493037.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 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, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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).
- 1 2 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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