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Crack-dwelling whipsnake |
Hughenden, Queensland Photo © Stephen Zozaya |
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Demansia rimicola | ||||||||
Pronunciation | dee-MAN-see-ah rimm-ih-KOHL-lah | |||||||
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Etymology |
Demansia: after A. van Diemen.
rimicola: 'crack-dweller'. |
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Other names | Demansia torquata | |||||||
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DescriptionLight brown to grey in colour; dark edges and brownish lines on lateral body scales form series of dark and pale stripes on sides; anterior ventral scales possess dark spots that separate and fade posteriorly. Head dark on top with a broad, pale-edged band across nape, tending to fade in older animals; dark teardrop mark extends from eye to join with dark head colouration, forming a pale bar behind eye.1 Similar species
Carpentarian whipsnake (Demansia flagellatio) - has two dark bands across neck. Taxonomic notes
This species was described by Scanlon in 2007.1
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