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Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas rodhaini
Amblyodipsas rodhaini, commonly known as Rodhain's purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From the article Amblyodipsas rodhaini on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
Both the specific name, rodhaini, and the common name, Rodhain's purple-glossed snake, are in honor of Belgian physician and zoologist Jérome Alphonse Hubert Rodhain (1876–1956).
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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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amblyodipsas rodhaini in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 26475.