Amblyodipsas concolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
Species: | A. concolor
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Binomial name | |
Amblyodipsas concolor (
A. Smith, 1849)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Amblyodipsas concolor, also known as the KwaZulu-Natal purple-glossed snake or Natal purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. [1] [2]
It is endemic to Southern Africa. [3] More specifically it is found in the northeastern and eastern parts of the Republic of South Africa and in Eswatini. [1] [2] Its range probably extends into southern Mozambique. [1]
Dorsally dark brown or purple-black, with purple gloss. Ventrally pale blackish purple, the ventrals margined behind with livid white. Dorsal scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 133–157; subcaudals 28–39. Total length 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in); tail 28 mm (1+1⁄8 in). [4]
Amblyodipsas concolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
Species: | A. concolor
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Binomial name | |
Amblyodipsas concolor (
A. Smith, 1849)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Amblyodipsas concolor, also known as the KwaZulu-Natal purple-glossed snake or Natal purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. [1] [2]
It is endemic to Southern Africa. [3] More specifically it is found in the northeastern and eastern parts of the Republic of South Africa and in Eswatini. [1] [2] Its range probably extends into southern Mozambique. [1]
Dorsally dark brown or purple-black, with purple gloss. Ventrally pale blackish purple, the ventrals margined behind with livid white. Dorsal scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 133–157; subcaudals 28–39. Total length 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in); tail 28 mm (1+1⁄8 in). [4]