Crotaphopeltis tornieri

Crotaphopeltis tornieri, also known commonly as Tornier's cat snake and Werner's cat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Crotaphopeltis tornieri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Crotaphopeltis
Species:	C. tornieri
Binomial name
Crotaphopeltis tornieri (F. Werner, 1908)
Synonyms[2]
Leptodira tornieri F. Werner, 1908 Leptodeira tornieri — Barbour & Amaral, 1927 Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia tornieri — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Crotaphopeltis tornieri — Broadley, 1968 Crotaphopeltis tornieri — Wallach et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, tornieri, is in honor of German zoologist Gustav Tornier.^[3]

Geographic range

C. tornieri is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. tornieri is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,900 m (660–6,230 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

C. tornieri is oviparous.^[2]