Savanna vine snake | |
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Threat display | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Thelotornis |
Species: | T. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Thelotornis capensis
A. Smith, 1849
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The savanna vine snake or southern vine snake (Thelotornis capensis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Colubridae.
Thelotornis capensis is found in southern Africa. [2]
Thelotornis capensis is slender and has a long tail. The longest museum specimen is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 106 cm (42 in), a tail 62 cm (24 in) long, and a combined total length of 168 cm (66 in). [2] [3]
Thelotornis capensis is oviparous. [2] [3] The eggs are elongated and rather small, each measuring on average 36 mm (1.4 in) long and 16 mm (0.63 in) wide. [2]
Three subspecies of T. capensis are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. [3]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Thelotornis.
The subspecific name, oatesi, honors British naturalist Frank Oates. [4]
Savanna vine snake | |
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Threat display | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Thelotornis |
Species: | T. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Thelotornis capensis
A. Smith, 1849
|
The savanna vine snake or southern vine snake (Thelotornis capensis) is a species of venomous snake in the family Colubridae.
Thelotornis capensis is found in southern Africa. [2]
Thelotornis capensis is slender and has a long tail. The longest museum specimen is a male with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 106 cm (42 in), a tail 62 cm (24 in) long, and a combined total length of 168 cm (66 in). [2] [3]
Thelotornis capensis is oviparous. [2] [3] The eggs are elongated and rather small, each measuring on average 36 mm (1.4 in) long and 16 mm (0.63 in) wide. [2]
Three subspecies of T. capensis are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. [3]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Thelotornis.
The subspecific name, oatesi, honors British naturalist Frank Oates. [4]