Demansia olivacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Demansia
Species: Demansia olivacea

Name

Demansia olivacea (Gray, 1842)

  • Syntypes (n=3): BMNH 1841.10.13.4–45. [lost fide Shea & Scanlon (2007: 125)]
  • Type locality: “North Coast of Australia; Port Essington”.

Combinations

  • Lycodon olivaceus Gray, 1842: 54 [original combination]
  • Demansia olivacea — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combination]
  • Diemenia olivacea — Krefft, 1869 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians. Pp. 51–57 in Gray, J.E. (ed.) Zoological Miscellany. Treuttel, Wurtz & Co.: London. Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Olive Whipsnake
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