Atractaspis_corpulenta

<i>Atractaspis corpulenta</i>

Atractaspis corpulenta

Species of snake

Atractaspis corpulenta, or the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]

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Description

Full body view of the fat burrowing asp

Blackish brown above and below; tail sometimes white. Snout strongly projecting, cuneiform. Rostral large, upper portion as long as its distance from the frontal. Dorsal scales in 23, 25, or 27 rows. Ventrals 178–193; anal entire; subcaudals 23–27, all entire or only a few divided. Total length 34.5 cm (13+1⁄2 in); tail 33 mm (1+1⁄4 in).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. [2]
    Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. [3]
    Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 514.


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