Amblyodipsas teitana
Amblyodipsas teitana, also known as the Taita Hills purple-glossed snake[1] or Teitana purple-glossed snake,[2] is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya, and only known from the holotope,[1] a 43 cm (16.9 in) female, first identified as Calamelaps unicolor by Arthur Loveridge in 1936.[2]
| Amblyodipsas teitana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
| Species: | A. teitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyodipsas teitana | |
References
- Menegon, M.; Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. (2014). "Amblyodipsas teitana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176273A44766479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176273A44766479.en.
- Amblyodipsas teitana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2018.
- ."Amblyodipsas teitana Broadley, 1971". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- Loveridge, A. 1936. Scientific results of an expedition to rain forest regions in Eastern Africa. V. Reptiles. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 79:207-337.
- Branch, Bill. 2005. A Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Struik. Cape Town. p. 67.
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