Crotaphopeltis barotseensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Crotaphopeltis |
Species: | C. barotseensis |
Binomial name | |
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968 |
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis, the Barotse water snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Angola, Botswana and Zambia. It is a largely aquatic snake typically associated with Papyrus and Phragmites swamps.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Crotaphopeltis barotseensis |
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