Summary ²

Aparallactus lunulatus, or the reticulated centipede-eater, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae, which is endemic to Africa.

Distribution ³

Continent: Africa
Distribution: Zimbabwe, S Mozambique, NE Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, W/C/N Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Ghana to Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Cameroon (nigrocollaris; fide Perret 1961, Böhme 1975), Botswana, Tanzania.  nigrocollaris: Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon  scortecci: Somalia  Uriechis concolor:
Type locality: Arusha, Tanzania.  
Type locality: Tete, Mozambique.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Yvonne A. de Jong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Yvonne A. de Jong
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aparallactus_lunulatus
3. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14305689

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
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