Dendroaspis polylepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
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: Elapoidea

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther, 1864: 310

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.53, skin, collected by J. Kirk between 1858–1864.
Type locality: “regions bordering the Zambezi, including those of the Nyassa Lake”.

Günther, A. 1864. Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa Regions. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 303–314. BHL Reference page.

Branch, W.R., Trape, J.-F., Luiselli, L., Spawls, S., Penner, J., Howell, K., Msuya, C.A. & Ngalason, W. 2021. IUCN: Dendroaspis polylepis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177584A15627370. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177584A15627370.en. Accessed on 10 January 2026.