Crotaphopeltis braestrupi

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Crotaphopeltis
Species:
C. braestrupi
Binomial name
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
Rasmussen, 1985

Etymology

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The specific name, braestrupi, is in honor of Frits Wimpffen Braestrup (1906–1999), who was curator of the zoological museum of the University of Copenhagen.[2]

Geographic range

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C. braestrupi is found in eastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia, on the coastal plain.[3][1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. braestrupi are freshwater wetlands, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]

Behavior

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C. braestrupi is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Diet

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C. braestrupi preys upon amphibians.[1]

Reproduction

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C. braestrupi is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Crotaphopeltis braestrupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13264935A13264937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13264935A13264937.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 37).
  3. ^ a b Species Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • Rasmussen JB (1985). "A new species of Crotaphopeltis from East Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae)". Steenstrupia 11 (4): 113–129. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, new species).
  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 523).