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| Reptiles and Amphibians Database .. detailed information | |
| Collared Whip Snake Demansia torquata | |
| Family : | "Front-fanged Snakes" Elapidae |
| Description : | Length 70cm. Slender. Grey to brown, head darker with a narrow dark line across snout and between nostrils, pale rim around eye and dark streak curving back beneath it to form distinct 'comma', grey-green below. Eats skinks and geckos. |
| Typical Habitat : | Venom weakly toxic. Swift moving and diurnal. Found in open forest. |
| Distribution : | North-eastern Queensland to far western and south-western QLD., and adjacent areas of adjoining states. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (6) .. habitats seen (4) .. |
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