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Atractaspis irregularis
(Reinhardt, 1843)
Current name: Atractaspis irregularis
Holotype: ZMUC R6885 |
Material in: ZMUC |
Original description
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Additional information
Widely distributed in Africa from Nigeria and Liberia in west to central Kenya and westernmost Tanzania in east. Fairly adaptable as found in both moist savanna, woodland and proper forest from sea level to 1800 m a.s.l.
It is a burrowing species that lives in holes or in soft grounds like sandy soil and leaf litter. On the surface only during the nighttime, especially after rainy days. Poisonous, but not aggressive.
[Reference: Rasmussen, J.B. & B. Hughes 1996. Description of some new snake species. I. [English translation of the original Danish text of J. T. Reinhardt 1843]. Steenstrupia 22: 13-39]
[Reference: Reinhardt, J. T. 1843. Beskrivelse af nogle nye Slangearter. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Afhandl. 10: 233-279]
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Estimated African distribution:
Digitised distribution records not available. |
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