Amblyodipsas teitana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 teitana

Name

• Amblyodipsas teitana Broadley, 1971: 661

Holotype: MCZ 40705, ♀, collected by A. Loveridge on 27 April 1934.

Type locality: “Mount Mbololo, Teita Hills near Voi, Kenya, at an altitude of c. 1150 metres”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1971. A review of the African snake genera Amblyodipsas and Xenocalamus (Colubridae). Occasional papers of the National Museums of Rhodesia. Series B, Natural sciences 4(33): 629–697. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Amblyodipsas teitana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Teitana Purple-glossed Snake