Olive whipsnake
| Olive whipsnake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Demansia |
| Species: | D. olivacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Demansia olivacea (JE Gray, 1842)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lycodon olivaceus, Gray | |
The olive whipsnake (Demansia olivacea) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Ellis, R.; Shea, G. (2017). "Demansia olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42492959A42492969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42492959A42492969.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ a b 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. JSTOR 1563694.
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