Summary ⁷

Duberria lutrix, or the common slug eater, is a small, ovoviviparous,molluscivorous, nonvenomous snake, which is endemic to Africa.

Range description ⁸

This species is widespread from Ethiopia in the north, and as far south as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa (Kofron 1990, Spawls et al. 2002). This species is found between 1,000 and 2,600 m above sea level.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Armand Kok, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/98123435@N00/2584056088/
2. (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8325765775_a5cc4d570d_o.jpg
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/herpetology/large/R30195_A_maynardi_leftjawling.jpg
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/herpetology/large/R30195_A_maynardi_pmx.jpg
5. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/herpetology/large/R30195_A_maynardi_rightjawd.jpg
6. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/herpetology/large/R30195_A_maynardi_rightjawling.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duberria_lutrix
8. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34431599

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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