Dasypeltis palmarum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dasypeltis |
Species: | D. palmarum |
Binomial name | |
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach, 1818) | |
Dasypeltis palmarum, commonly known as the palm egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Angola, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]
Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs. Dasypeltis are non-venomous and found throughout the continent of Africa, primarily in forested or wooded habitats that are also home to numerous species of birds.
Dasypeltis scabra, known as the common egg eater, egg-eating snake or rhombic egg eater, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Africa.
The crested chameleon, Trioceros cristatus, is a species of chameleon endemic to Africa. The species was first described by Samuel Stutchbury in 1837.
Dasypeltis medici, known commonly as the East African egg-eater and the eastern forest egg-eater, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.
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.
Dasypeltis confusa, commonly known as the confusing egg-eater or the diamond-back egg-eater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Dasypeltis fasciata, commonly known as the Central African egg-eating snake or the western forest eggeater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa. It is one of 13 species in the genus Dasypeltis, and is occasionally kept in captivity as an exotic pet along with other members of its genus, particularly D. scabra and D. medici.
The Zambian grass lizard or Zambian snake lizard is a species of lizard which is found in Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Chamaesaura tenuior, the Cape snake lizard, is a species of lizard which is found in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Cordylus marunguensis, the Marungu girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Natriciteres fuliginoides, the collared marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Dasypeltis abyssina, commonly known as the Ethiopian egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.
Dasypeltis congolensis is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in the Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, and Zambia.
Dasypeltis gansi, commonly known as the Gans's egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Togo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, the Republic of South Sudan, and Sudan.
Dasypeltis inornata, commonly known as the southern brown egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South Africa and Eswatini.
Dasypeltis latericia is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Senegal, Guinea, and Mali.
Dasypeltis parascabra is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria.
Dasypeltis sahelensis, the Sahel egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Chad.