Demansia calodera STORR, 1978
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Demansia calodera
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Black-necked Whipsnake |
| Synonym | Demansia olivacea calodera STORR 1978 Demansia calodera — WILSON & KNOWLES 1988 Demansia calodera — WELCH 1994: 53 Demansia olivacea calodera — COGGER 2000: 640 Demansia calodera — SHEA & SCANLON 2007 Demansia calodera — WALLACH et al. 2014: 213 |
| Distribution | W Australia from northwest Cape south to Tamala [fide WELCH 1994]; Australia (coast and hinterland of Western Australia from North West Cape to Shark Bay region [fide COGGER 2000]). Type locality: Tamala, 26° 42'S, 113'42'E, W. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R54992; Collected by Messrs G. Harold and M. Peterson; Collection Date: August 29, 1976. Paratypes: (n=28) North-west Division (W.A.): Vlaming Head (22510-11); 3 km N of Yardie HS (55888); Yardie Creek (51027); Ningaloo (32027-8); Cardabia (16966); Marilla (4751, 5322); Wandagee (14055); Quobba Point (17320-1); Carnarvon (22830); Callagiddy (45650); Bernier I. (11241, 13283); Dirk Hartog I. (42378, 44237,44546); Tamala (6530, 54991); Monkey Mia (54831); Peron HS (54817-8); Denham (22433) and 25 km S (54587); Eagle Bluff (22432, 55098). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small Demansia (SVL up to 517 mm) with a dark, pale-edged collar, the pale edges undulating and themselves edged in black, moderately narrow pale postocular bar separating dark teardrop from head dorsum, and a pale venter lacking dark markings on anterior ventrals. (Storr 1978) |
| Comment | Distribution: not in S Papua New Guinea (Allen Allison, pers. comm., 20 Feb 2017). Venomous! |
| Etymology | The name is derived from the Greek calos = beautiful and deire = neck), alluding to the strong neck pattern (Storr et al., 1986). |
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