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Amblyodipsas concolor

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Amblyodipsas concolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Amblyodipsas
Species:
A. concolor
Binomial name
Amblyodipsas concolor
(A. Smith, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Choristodon (Choristocalamus) concolor A. Smith, 1849
  • Calamelaps ? [sic] concolor - Boulenger, 1896
  • Amblyodipsas concolor - Boycott, 1992[1]

Amblyodipsas concolor, or the Natal purple-glossed snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.

Geographic range

It is endemic to Southern Africa.[2] More specifically it is found in the Republic of South Africa and Eswatini.[3]

Description

Dorsally dark brown or purple-black, with purple gloss. Ventrally pale blackish purple, the ventrals margined behind with livid white. Dorsal scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 133-157; subcaudals 28-39. Total length 19 cm (7+12 in); tail 28 mm (1+18 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Warren. 2006. Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern Africa. Struik. Cape Town. p. 19.
  3. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 246.
  • Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Volume 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co. London. appendix p. 18.