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Atractaspis corpulenta

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Atractaspis corpulenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. corpulenta
Binomial name
Atractaspis corpulenta
(Hallowell, 1854)
Synonyms

Atractaspis corpulenta, or the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]

Description

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Full body view of the fat burrowing asp

Blackish brown above and below; tail sometimes white. Snout strongly projecting, cuneiform. Rostral large, upper portion as long as its distance from the frontal. Dorsal scales in 23, 25, or 27 rows. Ventrals 178–193; anal entire; subcaudals 23–27, all entire or only a few divided. Total length 34.5 cm (13+12 in); tail 33 mm (1+14 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. ^ Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 514.
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