Dasypeltis confusa
Dasypeltis confusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dasypeltis |
Species: | D. confusa
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Binomial name | |
Dasypeltis confusa & , 2006
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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.
Geographic range[]
D. confusa is found in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.[1]
Habitat[]
The preferred habitat of D. confusa is savanna at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Species Dasypeltis confusa at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[]
- Trape, Jean-François; Mané, Youssouph (2006). "Le genre Dasypeltis Wagler (Serpentes : Colubridae) en Afrique de l'Ouest : description de trois espèces et d'une sous-espèce nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 119: 27–56. (Dasypeltis confusa, new species). (in French).
Categories:
- Reptiles described in 2006
- Snakes of Africa
- Colubrids
- Colubrid stubs