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Aparallactus turneri

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Aparallactus turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Aparallactus
Species:
A. turneri
Binomial name
Aparallactus turneri
Loveridge, 1935

Aparallactus turneri, or the Malindi centipede-eater, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, turneri, is in honor of British taxidermist H.J. Allen Turner (1876–1953), who lived in Kenya.[3]

Geographic range

A. turneri is found in coastal Kenya.

References

  1. ^ Spawls S, Branch WR, Malonza P (2014). "Aparallactus turneri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T13264365A13264369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T13264365A13264369.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Aparallactus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  3. ^ 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. (Aparallactus turneri, p. 269).