Amblyodipsas teitana

(Amblyodipsas teitana)

Description

Amblyodipsas teitana, also known as the Taita Hills purple-glossed snake or Teitana purple-glossed snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae. It is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya, and only known from the holotope, a 43 cm (16.9 in) female, first identified as Calamelaps unicolor by Arthur Loveridge in 1936.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lamprophiidae
Genus:Amblyodipsas
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