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List Of Atractaspidid Species And Subspecies
This is a list of all Genus, genera, species and subspecies of the Family (biology), family Atractaspididae, otherwise referred to as African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, or atractaspidids. It follows the Alpha taxonomy, taxonomy currently provided by Integrated Taxonomic Information System, ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). * ''Amblyodipsas'' ** ''Amblyodipsas concolor'' ** ''Amblyodipsas dimidiata'' ** ''Amblyodipsas katangensis'' *** ''Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi'' *** ''Amblyodipsas katangensis, Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis'' ** ''Amblyodipsas microphthalma'' ** ''Amblyodipsas polylepis'' *** ''Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii'' *** ''Amblyodipsas polylepis, Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis'' ** ''Amblyodipsas rodhaini'' ** ''Amblyodipsas teitana'' ** ''Amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblyodipsas Unicolor
''Amblyodipsas unicolor'', commonly known as the western glossy snake or the western purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is one of the better known species in the genus ''Amblyodipsas''. Geographic range It is Endemism, endemic to Africa. More specifically it is found in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Venom ''Amblyodipsas unicolor'' is venomous, and its venom could be lethal to small animals. However, it is considered harmless to humans. Description It is uniformly blackish brown, to which the specific epithet, ''unicolor'', refers. Adults may attain a total length of , with a tail long. Rostral large, the portion visible from above nearly as long as its distance from the frontal. Internasals much broader than long, much shorter than the prefrontals. Frontal 1½ to 1⅔ as long as broad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |