Crotaphopeltis tornieri
Crotaphopeltis tornieri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Crotaphopeltis |
Species: | C. tornieri
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Binomial name | |
Crotaphopeltis tornieri (F. Werner, 1908)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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 and Tanzania.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitat of C. tornieri is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,900 m (660–6,230 ft).[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b , , (2015). "Crotaphopeltis tornieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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).
Further reading[]
- Rasmussen JB (1993). "The current taxonomic status of Tornier's cat-snake (Crotaphopeltis tornieri)". Amphibia-Reptilia 14: 395–409.
- 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 Klasse 116: 1823–1926. (Leptodira tornieri, new species, p. 1876). (in German).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Reptiles described in 1908
- Reptiles of Malawi
- Reptiles of Tanzania
- Colubrids
- Colubrid stubs