Crotaphopeltis braestrupi

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

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

Etymology

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

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

Habitat

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

C. braestrupi is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Diet

C. braestrupi preys upon amphibians.[1]

Reproduction

C. braestrupi is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. 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. Species Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at The Reptile Database

Further reading
  • 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).



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