Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Crotaphopeltis
Species:	C. barotseensis
Binomial name
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968 [2]

Crotaphopeltis barotseensis, the Barotse water snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. ^{[1] [3]}

Geographic range and habitat

The snake is found in Angola, Botswana and Zambia. ^{[1] [3]} It is a largely aquatic snake typically associated with Papyrus and Phragmites swamps. ^[1]

References

1. Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Crotaphopeltis barotseensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T13264917A13264921. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13264917A13264921.en . Retrieved 5 May 2023.
2. Broadley, Donald G. (1968). "A new species of Crotaphopeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Barotseland, Zambia". Fieldiana Zoology. 51 (10): 135–139. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.2806 .
3. Crotaphopeltis barotseensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 May 2024.