Английская Википедия:Atractaspis duerdeni
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Atractaspis duerdeni, commonly known as the beaked burrowing asp,[1] Duerden's burrowing asp,[2] and Duerden's stiletto snake,[1] is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[3] The species is native to southern Africa.
Etymology
The specific epithet, duerdeni, is in honor of James Edwin Duerden (1865–1937) of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa.[4][5]
Geographic range
A. duerdeni is found in southeastern Botswana, Namibia, and northern South Africa.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. duerdeni is savanna, at altitudes of Шаблон:Cvt.[6]
Description
In his original description Gough described A. duerdeni as being cream-colored above and below, referring to a faded specimen stored in alcohol.[4] In life A. duerdeni is uniformly blackish-brown or gray dorsally, and it is white or creamish-pink ventrally.[2] The dorsal scales are in 21 rows at midbody. The ventrals number 199; the anal is entire; and the subcaudals number 22, all except the first entire. The snout is prominent and subcuneiform. The rostral has a rounded horizontal edge, and the portion visible from above is a little longer than its distance from the frontal.[4] Females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of Шаблон:Cvt, and males, which are smaller, may attain Шаблон:Cvt SVL.[2]
Behavior
Diet
A. duerdeni preys upon sleeping lizards and snakes.[2]
Reproduction
Venom
A venomous species, A. duerdeni can inflict a serious bite requiring medical attention, but no human fatality has been recorded.[2]
References
Further reading
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Atractaspis duerdeni, p. 63 + Plate 38).
- Broadley, Donald G.; Blaylock, Roger (2013). The Snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 387 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Herrmann, Hans-Werner; Branch, Bill (2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments 93: 94–115.
- Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Kuiseb Publishers. 271 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:EMBL species www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Branch, Bill (2004).
- ↑ Шаблон:ITIS
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Gough LH (1907). "Description of a new species of Atractaspis collected at Serowe, North Eastern Kalahari". Records of the Albany Museum 2: 178-179. (Atractaspis duerdeni, new species).
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Atractaspis duerdeni, p. 76).
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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