Dasypeltis atra

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Dasypeltis atra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dasypeltis
Species:
D. atra
Binomial name
Dasypeltis atra
Sternfeld, 1912
Synonyms [2]
  • Dasypelis scabra var. atra
    Sternfeld, 1912
  • Dasypeltis atra
    Gans, 1964

Dasypeltis atra, commonly known as the African egg-eating snake or montane egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.

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Geographic range

D. atra is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. [2]

Reproduction

D. atra is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. Howell, K.; Ngalason, W.; Msuya, C.A.; Malonza, P.K.; Spawls, S.; Beraduccii, J. (2021). "Dasypeltis atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T13265061A13265071. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265061A13265071.en . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Dasypeltis atra at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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