''Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis'' is a species of snake of the family

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

Geographic range

The snake is found in

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

References

* Reptiles described in 1843 Reptiles of Africa Crotaphopeltis Taxa named by Johannes Theodor Reinhardt {{Colubrinae-stub