Amblyodipsas katangensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
| Species: | A. katangensis
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| 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
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi Loveridge, 1951
- Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis de Witte & Laurent, 1942
Geographic range
A. katangensis katangensis is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. A. katangensis ionidesi is found in Tanzania.[1]
Etymology
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
A. katangensis is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Amblyodipsas katangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Amblyodipsas katangensis de Witte and Laurent, 1942". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ 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
- 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.
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