Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Crotaphopeltis
Species: Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Name

• Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968: 135

Holotype: FMNH 134249 (field number 1216), adult ♀, collected by Mr. Richard G. Japp on 24 March 1962.

Type locality: “Kalabo, Barotseland, Zambia”.

Synonymy

• Crotaphopeltis barotseensis — Auerbach, 1987: 185
• Crotaphopeltis barotseensis — Rasmussen, 1997

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1968. A New Species of Crotaphopeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Barotseland, Zambia. Fieldiana: Zoology 51(10): 135–139. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Auerbach, R.D. 1987. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Gaborone Printing Works, Botswana, 295 pp.
• Rasmussen, J.B. 1997. On two little-known African water snakes (Crotaphopeltis degeni and Crotaphopeltis barotseensis). Amphibia-Reptilia 18: 191–206.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotaphopeltis barotseensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 Ocotober 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Barotse Water Snake