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Whipsnakes
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Whipsnakes

Demansia

Demansia is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes, as are members of several other genera.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species

Yellow-faced Whipsnake

speciesDemansia psammophis

Lesser Black Whipsnake

speciesDemansia vestigiata

Collared Whipsnake

speciesDemansia torquata

Greater Black Whipsnake

speciesDemansia papuensis

Central Whipsnake

speciesDemansia cyanochasma

Reticulated Whipsnake

speciesDemansia reticulata

Sombre Whipsnake

speciesDemansia quaesitor

Crack-dwelling Whipsnake

speciesDemansia rimicola

Black-necked Whipsnake

speciesDemansia calodera

Narrow-headed Whipsnake

speciesDemansia angusticeps

Rufous Whipsnake

speciesDemansia rufescens

Olive Whipsnake

speciesDemansia olivacea

Shine's Whipsnake

speciesDemansia shinei

Grey Whipsnake

speciesDemansia simplex

Carpentarian Whipsnake

speciesDemansia flagellatio

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35030.