Amblyodipsas concolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Atractaspididae
Subfamilia: Aparallactinae
Genus: Amblyodipsas
Species: Amblyodipsas concolor

Name

Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849)

• Holotype: NMSE 1859.13.1533, collected by A. Smith in 1831.
• Type locality: “Kaffirland to the eastward of the Cape Colony [=KwaZulu-Natal]”, South Africa.

Combinations

• Choristodon concolor Smith, 1849: 18 [original combination]
• Calamelaps concolor — Boulenger, 1896: 246 [subsequent combination]
• Choristocalamus concolor — Witte & Laurent, 1947 [subsequent combination]
• Amblyodipsas concolor — Broadley, 1971 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Amblyodipsas concolor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 February 2020.
• Maritz, B. & Burger, M. 2018. IUCN: Amblyodipsas concolor  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T176270A115658063. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T176270A115658063.en. Accessed on 05 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: KwaZulu-Natal Purple-glossed Snake