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Sombre whipsnake

sombre whipsnake (Demansia quaesitor)
Western Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland
Photo © Mark Sanders
Demansia quaesitor - Shea, 2007
Pronunciation  dee-MAN-see-ah   KWAY-si-tor
Etymology  Demansia: after A. van Diemen.
quaesitor: "From the Latin noun quaesitor: a judge of the criminal court, alluding to the generally sombre appearance of the species, which lacks pale markings to the dark collar, and has a pale head; a secondary meaning (a searcher or seeker) alludes to the foraging ecology of the genus."1
Other names  Demansia olivacea 
 
Total length
Species avg: 36 cm
Species max: 56 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

Range

From the east Kimberley, across southern Arnhem Land into north-western Queensland, and then south to the vicinity of Winton.1. Disjunct population on Koolan Island, Western Australia.

Found in the following Australian states/territories

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Habitat

Tropical and semi-arid woodlands.

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