Dasypeltis sahelensis, the Sahel egg-eater, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Chad.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dasypeltis |
| Species: | D. sahelensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasypeltis sahelensis J. Trape & Mané, 2006
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References
edit- ^ Trape, J.-F.; Wagner, P. (2021). "Dasypeltis sahelensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13265149A13265154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265149A13265154.en. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Species Dasypeltis sahelensis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.