Species Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862)
Collared Whipsnake
- Diemansia torquata Günther, A. 1862. On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 9: 52-59, 124-132 [130, pl. 9 fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.17.41, Percy Ils, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, desert, diurnal, low open woodland, low woodland, open forest, open scrub, oviparous, predator, tall forest, tall shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Lacertiphagous.
General References
Shea, G.M. & Scanlon, J.D. 2007. Revision of the Small Tropical Whipsnakes previously referred to Demansia oliviacea (Gray, 1842) and Demansia torquata (Günther, 1862) (Squamata: Elapidae). Records of the Australian Museum 59(2): 117-142 [137] (redescription, revised distribution)
Shine, R. 1980. Ecology of eastern Australian whipsnakes of the genus Demansia. Journal of Herpetology 14: 381-389 (ecology)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [44] (Collared Whipsnake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |