Crotaphopeltis braestrupi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
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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: | Crotaphopeltis |
| Species: | C. braestrupi
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| Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985
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Etymology edit
The specific name, braestrupi, is in honor of Frits Wimpffen Braestrup (1906–1999), who was curator of the zoological museum of the University of Copenhagen.[2]
Geographic range edit
C. braestrupi is found in eastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia, on the coastal plain.[3][1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of C. braestrupi are freshwater wetlands, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
C. braestrupi is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet edit
C. braestrupi preys upon amphibians.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Crotaphopeltis braestrupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13264935A13264937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13264935A13264937.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 37).
- ^ a b Species Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at The Reptile Database
Further reading edit
- Rasmussen JB (1985). "A new species of Crotaphopeltis from East Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae)". Steenstrupia 11 (4): 113–129. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, new species).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 523).
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