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title: "Yellow-faced Whipsnake"
description: "Demansia psammophis — Rettili. The yellow-faced whip snake (Demansia psammophis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, a family containing many dangerous snakes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/yellow-faced-whipsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-faced Whipsnake

> Demansia psammophis — Rettili. The yellow-faced whip snake (Demansia psammophis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, a family containing many dangerous snakes.

- Scientific name: *Demansia psammophis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 2039
- Wikidata: [Q2710593](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710593)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35034](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35034)

## Names

- en: Yellow-faced Whipsnake
- de: Gelbkopf-Peitschenschlange

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1954)

## Summary

The yellow-faced whip snake (Demansia psammophis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, a family containing many dangerous snakes. D. psammophis is endemic to Australia, found throughout the continent in a variety of habitats from coastal fringes to interior arid scrubland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-faced_whipsnake

## Photo

![Yellow-faced Whipsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-faced-whipsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356468364

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-faced-whipsnake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).