Demansia simplex STORR, 1978

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Grey Whipsnake
Synonym	Demansia simplex STORR 1978: 290 Demansia simplex — COGGER 1983: 222 Demansia simplex — WELCH 1994: 53 Demansia simplex — COGGER 2000: 641 Demansia simplex — SHEA & SCANLON 2007 Demansia simplex — WALLACH et al. 2014: 214 Demansia simplex — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 128
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia) Type locality: Kalumburu, 14° 17'S, 126° 40'E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R13841
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small dark grey Demansia with relatively short, thick body; little or no pattern apart from circumorbital markings; low number of ventrals and sub- caudals; and nostril not dividing nasal (Storr 1978: 290)
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	From the Latin simplex (unmixed or simple), in reference to the plain coloration of this Demansia species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
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 Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - 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 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 http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Elapidae/Demansia/simplex https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/711590064398928/ Google images

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