Demansia rufescens STORR, 1978

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Rufous Whipsnake
Synonym	Demansia olivacea rufescens STORR 1978 Demansia rufescens STORR et al. 1986 Demansia rufescens — WELCH 1994: 53 Demansia olivacea rufescens — COGGER 2000: 640 Demansia rufescens — SHEA & SCANLON 2007 Demansia rufescens — WALLACH et al. 2014: 214 Demansia rufescens — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 126
Distribution	Australia (NW Western Australia: Pilbara region) Type locality: Marandoo minesite, near Mt. Bruce, 22° 40'S, 118°10'E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R52747
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small Demansia (maximum SVL 511 mm), lacking a dark collar on the nape or dark markings on the anterior ventrals, and with prominent transrostral, preocular and postocular markings and a reddish dorsum.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	The name is derived from the Latin adjective rufescens (becoming red), alluding to the dorsal coloration of this taxon (Storr et al., 1986).
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Eipper T & Eipper S 2024. SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 368 pp. - get paper here Shea, G.M. & Scanlon 2007. Revision of the small tropical whipsnakes previously referred to Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842) and Demansia torquata (Guenther, 1862) (Squamata: Elapidae). Rec. Austral. Mus. 59 (2-3): 117-142 - get paper here Storr G M 1978. Whip snakes (Demansia, Elapidae) of Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 6 (3): 287-301 - get paper here Storr, G. M.; Smith, L. A. & Johnstone, R. E. 1986. Snakes of Western Australia. Western Australia Museum, Perth, ix + 187 pp. Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/275334984691107/ http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Demansia/rufescens Google images

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