Biology:Olive whipsnake

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Short description: Species of snake

Olive whipsnake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Demansia
Species:
D. olivacea
Binomial name
Demansia olivacea
(Gray, 1842)
Synonyms

Lycodon olivaceus, Gray

The olive whipsnake (Demansia olivacea) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2]

Reproduction

This D. olivacea species does not have an obvious pattern of reproduction, meaning it does not follow a seasonal pattern.[3] It reproduces offspring throughout the year.[3]

References

  1. Ellis, R. & Shea, G. 2017. Demansia olivacea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T42492959A42492969. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42492959A42492969.en. Downloaded on 17 December 2018.
  2. Australian Biological Resources Study (26 August 2013). "Species Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/21f6ec5a-7d32-40b1-8b0b-e75790a97002. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shine, Richard (1980). "Ecology of Eastern Australian Whipsnakes of the Genus Demansia". Journal of Herpetology 14 (4): 381–389. doi:10.2307/1563694. ISSN 0022-1511. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3022037 entry