Amblyodipsas concolor, also known as the KwaZulu-Natal purple-glossed snake or Natal purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Amblyodipsas |
| Species: | A. concolor
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| Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849)
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Geographic range
editIt is endemic to Southern Africa.[3] More specifically it is found in the northeastern and eastern parts of the Republic of South Africa and in Eswatini.[1][2] Its range probably extends into southern Mozambique.[1]
Description
editDorsally dark brown or purple-black, with purple gloss. Ventrally pale blackish purple, the ventrals margined behind with livid white. Dorsal scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 133–157; subcaudals 28–39. Total length 19 cm (7+1⁄2 in); tail 28 mm (1+1⁄8 in).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Maritz, B.; Burger, M. (2018). "Amblyodipsas concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T176270A115658063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T176270A115658063.en. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Amblyodipsas concolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 May 2021.
- ^ Schmidt, Warren. 2006. Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern Africa. Struik. Cape Town. p. 19.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 246.
- Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa, Volume 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co. London. appendix p. 18.