Biology:Dasypeltis confusa

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Short description: Species of snake

Dasypeltis confusa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dasypeltis
Species:
D. confusa
Binomial name
Dasypeltis confusa
Trape & Mané, 2006

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

D. confusa is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).

Wikidata ☰ Q662650 entry