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Demansia psammophis (Yellow-faced Whipsnake, Yellow-Faced Whip Snake)

Synonyms: Elaps psammophis; Pseudelaps psammophidius

Wikipedia Abstract

The Yellow-faced Whip-Snake (Demansia psammophis) is a species of snake in the Elapidae family. A family containing many dangerous snakes. It is endemic to Australia. A long thin snake with a narrow head. Greyish green in colour. The eye has a "comma" like marking to the edge of the lip, the black marking is edged with yellow. A white edged dark line is seen from the snout. Average size 80 cm long, maximum 1.2 metres. Hatchlings 20 cm long.
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Infraspecies

Demansia psammophis cupreiceps (Yellow-faced whipsnake)
Demansia psammophis psammophis (Yellow-faced whipsnake)
Demansia psammophis reticulata

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  6
Venomous [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Australian Alps montane grasslands Australia Australasia Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Brigalow tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Carnarvon xeric shrublands Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Carpentaria tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Central Ranges xeric scrub Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Coolgardie woodlands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Eastern Australia mulga shrublands Australia Australasia Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Eastern Australian temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Einasleigh upland savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Esperance mallee Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Eyre and York mallee Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Gibson desert Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Great Sandy-Tanami desert Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Great Victoria desert Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Kimberly tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Mitchell grass downs Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Mount Lofty woodlands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub  
Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Pilbara shrublands Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Queensland tropical rain forests Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  
Simpson desert Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Southeast Australia temperate forests Australia Australasia Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southeast Australia temperate savanna Australia Australasia Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Southwest Australia savanna Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Southwest Australia woodlands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Swan Coastal Plain Scrub and Woodlands Australia Australasia Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Tirari-Sturt stony desert Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Victoria Plains tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Western Australian Mulga shrublands Australia Australasia Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Girraween National Park II 28978 Queensland, Australia
Prince Regent River Nature Reserve Ia 1428602 Western Australia, Australia  
Riverland Biosphere Reserve Ia 1490891 South Australia, Australia
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park II 332429 Northern Territory, Australia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Southwest Australia Australia No

Prey / Diet

Adelotus brevis (Tusked frog)[1]
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Lashtail, Jacky Lizard)[1]
Ctenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Ctenotus, Copper-Tailed Skink)[1]
Eulamprus quoyii (Eastern Water-skink, Eastern Water Skink)[1]
Gehyra variegata (Tree detella)[1]
Lampropholis delicata (Rainbow Skink)[1]
Lampropholis guichenoti (Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink, Garden Skink)[1]
Litoria verreauxii (Fawn tree frog)[1]
Oedura lesueurii (Lesueur's Velvet Gecko, Lesueur's Gecko)[1]
Saproscincus mustelinus (Weasel Shadeskink, Weasel Skink, Southern Weasel Skink)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle)1
Austrelaps labialis (Pygmy Copperhead)2
Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead)4
Austrelaps superbus (Lowlands Copperhead, Copperhead Snake)2
Demansia atra (Black whip snake)1
Demansia torquata (Collared Whipsnake, Collared Whip Snake)1
Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Broad-headed Snake)3
Rhinoplocephalus boschmai (Carpentaria whip snake)2
Suta flagellum (Whip Hooded Snake, Little Whip Snake)2
Suta nigriceps (Mallee Black-backed Snake)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Abbreviata confusa <Unverified Name>[3]
Abbreviata demansiae <Unverified Name>[3]
Caryospora demansiae <Unverified Name>[4]
Ophidascaris pyrrhus <Unverified Name>[3]
Ophidascaris robertsi <Unverified Name>[4]
Ophiotaenia mjobergi <Unverified Name>[3]
Parasambonia bridgesi <Unverified Name>[4]
Sphaerechinorhynchus rotundocapitatus[3]
Waddycephalus longicauda <Unverified Name>[4]
Waddycephalus scutata <Unverified Name>[4]

Distribution

Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia,Victoria, Western Australia) psammophis: SE Western Australia east through the Great Victoria Desert to E Australia. cupreiceps: Western Australia (western Kimberley). reticulata;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Uetz P., , TIGR Reptile Database in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Ecology of Eastern Australian Whipsnakes of the Genus Demansia, Richard Shine, Journal of Herpetology 14(4):381-389 (1980) ♦ 2Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access