Demansia psammophis (Yellow-faced Whipsnake)
Its body colour is pale grey to olive-brown often with a faint reddish lateral stripe. It has a black ‘comma’-shaped marking covering each eye and a black banded-snout. Its grows to a maximum length of 1 m and is unlikely to be confused with any other species in the region. It is a fast moving and alert species known only from Nail Can Hill Flora Reserve in Albury wheer it may be locally common. It has also been recorded near Talgarno and Warby Ranges in Victoria. It shelters beneath fallen timber and surface rocks in dry forest and grassy box woodland. The yellow-faced whipsnake produces up to nine eggs per clutch often in communal nesting-sites and is often basking in small aggregations. It is a venomous species, although only large individuals are likely to produce bite symptoms in humans. It is listed as 'Near Threatened' in Victoria.
Demansia psammophis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | Greater Sydney | Hunter Region | Central West NSW | Riverina Murray | New South Wales North Coast | Greater Brisbane | Darling Downs | Central and Barkley
Species information
- Demansia psammophis Scientific name
- Yellow-faced Whipsnake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 565.8m Recorded at altitude
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Location information
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Albury Nail Can Hill
