Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Species of snake
| Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
| Species: | A. ventrimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata (Roux, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rhinocalamus ventrimaculatus Roux, 1907[1] | |
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata, or the Kalahari purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.[2][3] It is endemic to Namibia, Botswana, northern Zimbabwe, and western Zambia.[4]
References
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Branch, Bill. 2005. A Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Struik. Cape Town. p. 67.
- ^ ."Amblyodipsas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Roux, Jean. 1907. Sur quelques Reptiles sud-africains. Rev. suisse Zool. 15:75-86. (In French, with line drawing of head scalation) https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38729#page/90/mode/1up
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