Dasypeltis latericia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané, 2006

Holotype: IRSNB 2615 (formerly IRD S-2088), collected by native between March 1992–February 1993.
Type locality: “Boundoukondi (12°31’N, 12°20’W), Sénégal oriental”.

Dasypeltis gansi latericia Trape & Mane, 2006: 37 [original combination, as subspecies]
Dasypeltis latericia — Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012: 491 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Trape, J.-F. & Mané, Y. 2006. Le genre Dasypeltis Wagler (Serpentes, Colubridae) en Afrique de l’Ouest: description de trois espèce nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 119: 27–56. Reference page.
Trape, S., Mediannikov, O. & Trape, J.-F. 2012. When colour patterns reflect phylogeography: New species of Dasypeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boigini) from West Africa. Comptes Rendus Biologies 335(7): 488–501. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2012.05.001 Reference page.

Trape, J. 2013. IUCN: Dasypeltis latericia (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T18153878A18153885. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T18153878A18153885.en. Accessed on 10 January 2026.