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Dahomey Burrowing Asp
Atractaspis dahomeyensis
Atractaspis dahomeyensis, or the Dahomey burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.
From the article Atractaspis dahomeyensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Atractaspis dahomeyensis is black dorsally. It is brown ventrally, and the ventral scales are edged with lighter brown. Snout prominent and cuneiform. Dorsal scales arranged in 31 rows. Ventrals 240; anal entire; subcaudals 24, partly entire, partly divided. Total length 49 cm (19+1⁄4 in); tail 32 mm (1+1⁄4 in).
== References ==
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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 116501.