Amblyodipsas
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| Amblyodipsas | |
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| A. unicolor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857 |
- Common names: Purple-glossed Snakes.
Amblyodipsas is a genus of snake found in Africa. Currently, 9 species are recognized.[1] These snakes are often known as glossy snakes. All species are considered harmless, but their venom has not been well studied
[edit] Species
| Genus Amblyodipsas -- 9 species | ||||
| Species[1] | Taxon author[1] | Subspecies*[1] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[2] |
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| A. concolor | (A. Smith, 1849) | ———— | Natal Purple-glossed Snake | Republic of South Africa, Swaziland. |
| A. dimidiata | (Günther, 1888) | ———— | Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake | North Tanzania. |
| A. katangensis | Witte & Laurent, 1942 | ionidesi | Katanga Purple-glossed Snake | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia. |
| A. microphthalma | (Bianconi, 1852) | ———— | Eastern Purple-glossed Snake | Mozambique, Republic of South Africa. |
| A. polylepis | (Bocage, 1873) | hildebrandtii | Common Purple-glossed Snake | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Republic of South Africa, Tanzania, coastal Kenya, Somalia. |
| A. rodhaini | (Witte, 1930) | ———— | Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake | Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| A. teitana | Broadley, 1971 | ———— | Teitana Purple-glossed Snake | Kenya |
| A. unicolor | (Reinhardt, 1843) | ———— | Western Purple-glossed Snake | Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad. |
| A. ventrimaculata | (Wilhelm Roux, 1907) | ———— | Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake | Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia. |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d .Amblyodipsas (TSN 700180). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 5 September 2007.
- ^ a b Amblyodipsas at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 7 May 2009.
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