Elapsoidea broadleyi
| Elapsoidea broadleyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Elapsoidea |
| Species: | E. broadleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Elapsoidea broadleyi Jakobsen, 1997 | |
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Elapsoidea broadleyi is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
Etymology
The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley.
Geographic range
E. broadleyi is found in southern Somalia.
Habitat
Description
Dorsally, E. broadleyi is uniformly pale brown. Ventrally, it is creamy white. The holotype has a total length (including tail) of 77 cm (30 in).
Behavior
E, broadleyi is terrestrial.
Reproduction
E. broadleyi is oviparous.
References
- 1 2 3 Spawls, S. (2021). "Elapsoidea broadleyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T13265824A13265826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13265824A13265826.en. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Elapsoidea broadleyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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. (Elapsoidea broadleyi, p. 39).
Further reading
- Dobiey, Maik; Vogel, Gernot (2007). Venomous Snakes of Africa: Giftschlangen Afrikas. (Terralog Volume 15). Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 148 pp. ISBN 978-3939759041. (in English and German).
- Jakobsen A (1997). "A review of some East African members of the genus Elapsoidea Bocage with the description of a new species from Somalia and a key for the genus (Reptilia, Serpentes, Elapidae)" Steenstrupia 22: 59–82. (Elapsoidea broadleyi, new species).
- Spawls S, Mazuch T, Mohammad A (2023). Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. London, Oxford, New York, New Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Wildlife. 640 pp. ISBN 978-3899734706.
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