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Amblyodipsas katangensis

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Amblyodipsas katangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Amblyodipsas
Species:
A. katangensis
Binomial name
Amblyodipsas katangensis

Amblyodipsas katangensis, or the Katanga purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged mildly venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to Africa.

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]

Geographic range

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A. katangensis katangensis is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. A. katangensis ionidesi is found in Tanzania.[1]

Etymology

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The subspecific name, ionidesi, is in honor of British game warden Constantine John Philip Ionides (1901–1968), who was known as the "Snake Man of British East Africa".[3]

Reproduction

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A. katangensis is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Amblyodipsas katangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Amblyodipsas katangensis de Witte and Laurent, 1942". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi, p. 130).

Further reading

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  • de Witte GF, Laurent R (1942). "Contribution à la Faune Herpétologique du Congo belge ". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 36 (2): 101–115. (Amblyodipsas katangensis, new species, p. 113). (in French).
  • Branch, Bill (2005). A Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 67.