Sabi Quill-snouted Snake

Xenocalamus sabiensis

Summary 1

Xenocalamus sabiensis, or the Sabi quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa.

Distribution 2

Continent: Africa
Distribution: SE Zimbabwe, adjacent Mozambique, Republic of South Africa  
Type locality: Birchenough Bridge, Sabi River, Rhodesia, at an altitude of 450 metres.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenocalamus_sabiensis
  2. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14314017

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