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Karoo Tiger Snake
Telescopus beetzi
Telescopus beetzi, commonly known as Beetz's tiger snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Africa.
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Description
T. beetzi is a slender, medium-sized snake. Females are larger than males. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 59 cm (23 in) for a female, but the maximum recorded SVL is only 43.5 cm (17.1 in) for a male. The dorsal scales are arranged in 21 rows at midbody, and the anal plate is undivided.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. beetzi are shrubland, desert, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 50–1,500 m (160–4,920 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
T. beetzi is oviparous. Clutch size is 3–5 eggs. The eggs are elongate, with an average size of 12 mm × 44 mm (0.47 in × 1.73 in). The average total length (including tail) of a hatchling is 18 cm (7.1 in).
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific name, beetzi, is in honor of German geologist Paul Friedrich Werner Beetz (1887–1954), who collected the holotype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 28455.