Crotaphopeltis degeni
Crotaphopeltis degeni is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Crotaphopeltis degeni | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Crotaphopeltis |
Species: | C. degeni |
Binomial name | |
Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger, 1906) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Etymology
The specific name, degeni, is in honor of Swiss-born Edward J. E. Degen (1852–1922), who collected natural history specimens in Africa, and later worked as a taxidermist at the British Museum (Natural History).[2]
Geographic range
C. degeni is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1]
gollark: Either it's some weird yearly rollover or holidays being Weird™.
gollark: Except that nebulae cost more than golds now?
gollark: Basically, stuff is stupidly cheap for some reason in the market.
gollark: <@204627302850494475>
gollark: Lineage plooz?
References
- Species Crotaphopeltis degeni at The Reptile Database
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphopeltis degeni, p. 67).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1906). "Additions to the Herpetology of British East Africa". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1906 (2): 570–573. (Leptodira degeni, new species, p. 572, figures 97 a-c).
- Rasmussen JB (1997). "On two little known African water snakes (Crotaphopeltis degeni and C. barotseensis)". Amphibia-Reptilia 18 (2): 191–206.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.