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]
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 |
Binomial name | |
Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic range
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]
Description
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]
References
- Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Volume 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co. London. appendix p. 18.
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