Amblyodipsas katangensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
Species: | A. katangensis |
Binomial name | |
Amblyodipsas katangensis de Witte & Laurent, 1942 |
Amblyodipsas katangensis, or the Katanga purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged mildly venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi Loveridge, 1951
- Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis de Witte & Laurent, 1942
Geographic range
A. katangensis katangensis is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. A. katangensis ionidesi is found in Tanzania.
Etymology
The subspecific name, ionidesi, is in honor of British game warden Constantine John Philip Ionides (1901–1968), who was known as the "Snake Man of British East Africa".
Reproduction
A. katangensis is oviparous.
References
- ^ Amblyodipsas katangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2018.
- "Amblyodipsas katangensis de Witte and Laurent, 1942". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi, p. 130).
Further reading
- de Witte GF, Laurent R (1942). "Contribution à la Faune Herpétologique du Congo belge ". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 36 (2): 101–115. (Amblyodipsas katangensis, new species, p. 113). (in French).
- Branch, Bill (2005). A Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 67.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Amblyodipsas katangensis |
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