Dasypeltis atra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912

Syntypes (n=3): ZMB, collected by R. Grauer between 1909–1911. [lost fide Günther]
Type locality: “Randbergen am Nordwestufer des Tanganyika-Sees”.

Dasypeltis scabra var. atra Sternfeld, 1912: 272 [original combination, as subspecies]
Dasypeltis atra — Welch, 1982 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Sternfeld, R. 1912. IV. Zoologie II. Lfg. Reptilia. pp. 197–279 In: Schubotz, R. (ed.). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition 1907- 1908, unter Führung A. Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Klinkhard und Biermann: Leipzig.

Howell, K., Ngalason, W., Msuya, C.A., Malonza, P.K., Spawls, S. & Beraduccii, J. 2021. IUCN: Dasypeltis atra (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265061A13265071. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265061A13265071.en. Accessed on 10 January 2026.