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Aparallactus
Sign in to saveCommon name: centipede eaters. Aparallactus is a genus of rear-fanged mildly venomous snakes in the family Atractaspididae. The genus is endemic to Africa. 11 species are recognized as being valid.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Aparallactus is referenced by 18 other articles, and connects out to Atractaspididae, Africa and South Africa.
It is catalogued under topics including Atractaspididae, Snake genera and Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist).
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAtractaspididae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Collections
- CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, CM, ZMUC, USNM
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Dr Congo, Gabon, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aparallactinae
- Image
- Aparallactus lunulatus.jpg
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- taxon name
- Aparallactus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Aparallactus
- Commons category
- Aparallactus
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Common name: centipede eaters. Aparallactus is a genus of rear-fanged mildly venomous snakes in the family Atractaspididae. The genus is endemic to Africa. 11 species are recognized as being valid.
==Description== Species in the genus Aparallactus have a short maxilla, with 6-9 small teeth followed by a large grooved fang situated below the eye. The anterior mandibular teeth are the longest. The head is small, not distinct from the neck. The eye is small, with a round pupil. The nasal is entire or divided. There is no loreal scale. The body is cylindrical. The tail is moderate or short. The dorsal scales are smooth, without pits, and are arranged in 15 rows. The ventrals are rounded. The subcaudals are single (not divided nor paired).
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