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Demansia
Sign in to saveDemansia is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes, as are members of several other genera.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyElapidae
Demansia – rodzaj jadowitych węży z rodziny zdradnicowatych (Elapidae), obejmujący gatunki występujące w Australii i Papui-Nowej Gwinei.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 66
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Elapidae
- Collections
- CUMV, UMNH, QM, WAM, AM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- taxon author citation
- Günther, 1858
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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- Diet
- Interaction with humans
- Species
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Demansia is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes, as are members of several other genera.
==Description== All species of the genus Demansia are gray, brown, gray-green, or beige, save for Demansia psammophis (yellow-faced whip snake), which may be cream-coloured. Whip snakes are long and slender. They have large eyes and relatively small heads that are only slightly wider than their bodies. All species in the genus Demansia are venomous.
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