Crotaphopeltis tornieri

Crotaphopeltis tornieri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Crotaphopeltis
Species:	C. tornieri
Binomial name
	Crotaphopeltis tornieri; (F. Werner, 1908)
Synonyms
	Leptodira tornieri; F. Werner, 1908; Leptodeira tornieri; — Barbour & Amaral, 1927; Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia tornieri; — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928; Crotaphopeltis tornieri; — Broadley, 1968; Crotaphopeltis tornieri; — Wallach et al., 2014;

Last updated January 18, 2024

Crotaphopeltis tornieri, also known commonly as Tornier's cat snake and Werner's cat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, tornieri, is in honor of German zoologist Gustav Tornier.^[3]

Geographic range

C. tornieri is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. tornieri is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,900 m (660–6,230 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

C. tornieri is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2015). "Crotaphopeltis tornieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T13265019A13265027. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T13265019A13265027.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
1 2 3 Species Crotaphopeltis tornieri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. (Crotaphopeltis tornieri, p. 266).

Rasmussen JB (1993). "The current taxonomic status of Tornier's cat-snake (Crotaphopeltis tornieri)". Amphibia-Reptilia14: 395–409.
Finke, Florian & Daniel Liepack (2021). A first record of the Tornier's Cat Snake (Crotaphopeltis tornieri [Werner, 1908]) from Kenya. Erstnachweis der Torniers Katzennatter (Crotaphopeltis tornieri [Werner, 1908]) in Kenia. Sauria 43 (2): 67-70

https://sauria.de/freepdf/Sauria2021_2_67-70.pdf

Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Crotaphopeltis tornieri, p. 526).
Werner F (1908). "Ergebnisse der mit Subvention aus der Erbschaft Treitl unternommenen zoologischen Forschungreise Dr. Franz Werner's nach dem ägyptischen Sudan und Nord-Uganda. XII. Die Reptilien und Amphibien ". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Wissenschaftliche Klasse116: 1823–1926. (Leptodira tornieri, new species, p. 1876). (in German).

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[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] 1 2 Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2015). "Crotaphopeltis tornieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T13265019A13265027. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T13265019A13265027.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Crotaphopeltis tornieri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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. (Crotaphopeltis tornieri, p. 266).

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