Dasypeltis fasciata

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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dasypeltis fasciata Smith, 1849

Holotype: not designated, ♂, collected by A. Smith in 1829. [lost fide Gans (1959: 89)]
Type locality: “Sierra Leone”.

Dasypeltis fasciatus Smith, 1849: pl. 73 [original combination]
Dasypeltis scaber fasciatus — Loveridge, 1942: 284 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
Dasypeltis fasciata — Loveridge, 1957: 289 [subsequent combination, restored to species]

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. 3. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page.

Luiselli, L., Jallow, M., Segniagbeto, G., Rödel, M.-O. & Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Dasypeltis fasciata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176779A17330030. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176779A17330030.en. Accessed on 10 January 2026.