Dasypeltis scabra

Dasypeltis scabra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dasypeltis
Species: Dasypeltis scabra

Name

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype: NHR (formerly MAFR), ♀. [lost fide Andersson (1899: 5) and Gans (1959: 87)]
• Type locality: “Indiis” in error, corrected to “via the Cape ... read as South Africa” by Flower (1933: 818), restricted to “probably near Cape Town” by Mertens (1954: 214).

Combinations

• Coluber scaber Linnaeus, 1758: 223 [original combination]
• Dasypeltis scaber — Wagler, 1830: 178 [subsequent combination]
• Rhachiodon scaber — Jourdan, 1833 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonotus scaber — Schlegel, 1837: 328 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Anodon typus Smith, 1828: 443
• Dasypeltis scaber breviceps Peters, 1864: 645
• Dasypeltis scaber capensis Peters, 1864
• Dasypeltis scaber mossambicus Peters, 1864: 644
• Tropidechis dunensis De Vis, 1911

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bates, M.F. & Broadley, D.G.† 2018. A revision of the egg-eating snakes of the genus Dasypeltis Wagler (Squamata: Colubridae: Boigini) in north-eastern Africa and south-western Arabia, with descriptions of three new species. Indago 34(1): 1–95. ISBN 978-1-86847-176-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dasypeltis scabra. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2022.
• Baha El Din, S., Busais, S.M.S., Geniez, P., Howell, K., Ngalason, W. & Msuya, C.A. 2021. IUCN: Dasypeltis scabra  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T131300703A1444804. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T131300703A1444804.en. Accessed on 28 October 2022.

Vernacular names

български: Змия яйцеед
Deutsch: Afrikanische Eierschlange
English: Rhombic Egg Eater
español: Serpiente comedora de huevos común
日本語: アフリカタマゴヘビ
Nederlands: Eieretende slang
norsk: Afrikaeggsnok
polski: Jajożer
русский: Африканская яичная змея
українська: Яйцева змія африканська

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