Dasypeltis gansi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dasypeltis |
Species: | D. gansi
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Binomial name | |
Dasypeltis gansi |
Dasypeltis gansi, commonly known as Gans's egg-eater or Gans' egg-eating snake, is a species of non- venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to West Africa.
The specific name, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans. [2]
D. gansi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, the Republic of South Sudan, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of D. gansi is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft). [1]
Females of D. gansi may attain a total length (including tail) of about 102 cm (40 in). Males are smaller, and may attain a total length of about 70 cm (28 in). Dorsal coloration is almost uniformly beige. [3]
D. gansi is terrestrial and partly arboreal. [1] [3]
The diet of D. gansi consists entirely of birds' eggs. [1]
Dasypeltis gansi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dasypeltis |
Species: | D. gansi
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Binomial name | |
Dasypeltis gansi |
Dasypeltis gansi, commonly known as Gans's egg-eater or Gans' egg-eating snake, is a species of non- venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to West Africa.
The specific name, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans. [2]
D. gansi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, the Republic of South Sudan, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of D. gansi is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft). [1]
Females of D. gansi may attain a total length (including tail) of about 102 cm (40 in). Males are smaller, and may attain a total length of about 70 cm (28 in). Dorsal coloration is almost uniformly beige. [3]
D. gansi is terrestrial and partly arboreal. [1] [3]
The diet of D. gansi consists entirely of birds' eggs. [1]