Elapsoidea nigra

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Black garter snake
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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Beraduccii, J.; Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2021). "Elapsoidea nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T177485A45006154. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T177485A45006154.en . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. Elapsoidea nigra at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 August 2022.