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Natal Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas concolor
Amblyodipsas concolor, also known as the KwaZulu-Natal purple-glossed snake or Natal purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.
From the article Amblyodipsas concolor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally dark brown or purple-black, with purple gloss. Ventrally pale blackish purple, the ventrals margined behind with livid white. Dorsal scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 133–157; subcaudals 28–39. Total length 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in); tail 28 mm (1+1⁄8 in).
Range & habitat
It is endemic to Southern Africa. More specifically it is found in the northeastern and eastern parts of the Republic of South Africa and in Eswatini. Its range probably extends into southern Mozambique.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26496.