Atractaspis dahomeyensis
Appearance
Atractaspis dahomeyensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. dahomeyensis
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Binomial name | |
Atractaspis dahomeyensis Bocage, 1887
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Atractaspis dahomeyensis, or the Dahomey burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]Description
[edit]Atractaspis dahomeyensis is black dorsally. It is brown ventrally, and the ventral scales are edged with lighter brown.
Snout prominent and cuneiform. Dorsal scales arranged in 31 rows. Ventrals 240; anal entire; subcaudals 24, partly entire, partly divided.
Total length 49 cm (19+1⁄4 in); tail 32 mm (1+1⁄4 in).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 516.