Xenocalamus transvaalensis
| Xenocalamus transvaalensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Xenocalamus |
| Species: | X. transvaalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocalamus transvaalensis Methuen, 1919 | |
- Common names: Transvaal quill-snouted snake, Speckled quill-snouted snake
Xenocalamus transvaalensis is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa. No subspecies are recognized.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in Botswana, southern Mozambique, Republic of South Africa (former Northern Transvaal and former Zululand), and Zimbabwe.[3]
Description
Dorsum black; ventrum white. Males may attain 37 cm (14 1⁄2 in) in total length; females, 31.5 cm (12 3⁄8 in).[4]
Reproduction
In summer the female lays two elongated eggs, 28 mm x 6 mm (1 1/16 in. x 3/16 in.).[4]
References
- ↑ Heideman, N (2016). "Xenocalamus transvaalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ "Xenocalamus transvaalensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 Branch, Bill. 1998. Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. Cape Town. p. 64.
- Methuen, P.A. 1919. Descriptions of a new snake from the Transvaal, together with a new diagnosis and key of the genus Xenocalamus, and of some Batrachia from Madagascar. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 349-355.
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