Atractaspis corpulenta

Atractaspis corpulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Atractaspididae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. corpulenta
Binomial name
	Atractaspis corpulenta; (Hallowell, 1854)
Synonyms
	Brachycranion corpulentum Hallowell, 1854; Atactaspis corpulentus; - Hallowell, 1857; Atractaspis leucura Mocquard, 1885; Atractaspis corpulenta; - K.P. Schmidt & Noble, 1923;

Atractaspis corpulenta, commonly known as the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa.

Description

Blackish brown above and below; tail sometimes white. Snout strongly projecting, cuneiform. Rostral large, upper portion as long as its distance from the frontal. Dorsal scales in 23, 25, or 27 rows. Ventrals 178–193; anal entire; subcaudals 23–27, all entire or only a few divided. Total length 34.5 cm (13+1⁄2 in); tail 33 mm (1+1⁄4 in).

References

↑ "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
↑ Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 514.

External links

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[ITIS-1] "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

[SB95-2] Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.

[3] Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 514.