| Black garter snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Elapsoidea |
| Species: | E. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Elapsoidea nigra Günther, 1888 | |
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Elapsoidea nigra, also known commonly as the black garter snake or Usambara garter snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in northeastern Tanzania and southeastern Kenya. [1] [2] It is a terrestrial and fossorial snake that inhabits moist evergreen forest at elevations of 300–1,900 m (980–6,230 ft) above sea level. [1]
In 2009 the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species initially rated the species as endangered. In 2014, its status was updated to "least concern". [1]
