Atractaspis corpulenta

Atractaspis corpulenta, or the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family.^[1] It is endemic to Africa.^[2]

Atractaspis corpulenta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Atractaspididae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. corpulenta
Binomial name
Atractaspis corpulenta (Hallowell, 1854)
Synonyms
Brachycranion corpulentum Hallowell, 1854 Atactaspis corpulentus - Hallowell, 1857 Atractaspis leucura Mocquard, 1885 Atractaspis corpulenta - K.P. Schmidt & Noble, 1923

Description

Full body view of the fat burrowing asp

Blackish brown above and below; tail sometimes white. Snout strongly projecting, cuneiform. Rostral large, upper portion as long as its distance from the frontal. Dorsal scales in 23, 25, or 27 rows. Ventrals 178–193; anal entire; subcaudals 23–27, all entire or only a few divided. Total length 34.5 cm (13+1⁄2 in); tail 33 mm (1+1⁄4 in).^[3]