Английская Википедия:Degen's water snake
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Degen's water snake (Crotaphopeltis degeni), also known commonly as Degen's herald snake and the yellow-flanked snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, degeni, is in honor of Swiss-born Edward J. E. Degen (1852–1922), who collected natural history specimens in Africa, and later worked as a taxidermist at the British Museum (Natural History).[1]
Geographic range
C. degeni is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. degeni are mesic savanna and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of Шаблон:Convert.[3]
Behavior
C. degeni is semiaquatic[3][2] and nocturnal.[3] It swims well, and during the day it hides in holes in the ground and in vegetation near water.[3]
Diet
C. degeni preys upon amphibians and perhaps also upon small fishes.[3]
Reproduction
C. degeni is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is six eggs.[3]
References
Further reading
- Barbour T, Amaral A (1927). "Studies on African Opidia". Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 1 (1): 25–29. (Crotaphopeltis degeni, new combination, p. 26).
- Boulenger GA (1906). "Additions to the Herpetology of British East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906 (2): 570–573. (Leptodira degeni, new species, p. 572, figures 97 a-c).
- Rasmussen JB (1997). "On two little known African water snakes (Crotaphopeltis degeni and C. barotseensis)". Amphibia-Reptilia 18 (2): 191–206.
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Crotaphopeltis degeni, p. 524).
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Crotaphopeltis degeni, p. 67).
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