Sombre Whipsnake
Demansia quaesitor
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Demansia
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 14 places on iNaturalist
About
Sombre Whipsnake (Demansia quaesitor) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 23 more. Recorded in 14 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
- Australian Outback Desert
- Australian Spinifex Grassland
Related snakes
- Grey Whipsnake Demansia simplex
- Black-necked Whipsnake Demansia calodera
- Rufous Whipsnake Demansia rufescens
- Papuan Whip Snake Demansia papuensis
- Collared Whip Snake Demansia torquata
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake (psammophis) Demansia psammophis
- Olive Whipsnake Demansia olivacea
- Black Whip Snake Demansia vestigiata
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake (reticulata) Demansia reticulata
- Long-tailed Whipsnake Demansia flagellatio
- Soil-crack Whipsnake Demansia rimicola
- Shine's Whipsnake Demansia shinei
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.