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Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877) is a animal in the Elapidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877) (Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877))
Animalia

Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Demansia papuensis is a brown to black Australian snake with a spotted tan head that grows up to 1.5 m long.

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Family
Genus
Demansia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Demansia papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Taxonomy and Initial Color Description

Demansia papuensis, first described by Macleay in 1877, has consistent body coloration ranging from light to dark brown or black.

Head Coloration

Its head is tan with small dark spots.

Maximum Size

This species can grow to a maximum length of 1.5 meters (4.9 feet).

Geographic Range

It occurs mainly across northern Australia, specifically in far northeastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, and northern Queensland.

Habitat

It inhabits open forests and woodlands.

Photo: (c) Richard D Reams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard D Reams · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Elapidae Demansia

More from Elapidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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