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Amblyodipsas concolor

Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amblyodipsas concolor
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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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Geographic range

It 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]

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Eating a giant legless skink

Description

Dorsally 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+12 in); tail 28 mm (1+18 in).[4]

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