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Dasypeltis confusa

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Dasypeltis confusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dasypeltis
Species:
D. confusa
Binomial name
Dasypeltis confusa
Trape & Mané, 2006

Dasypeltis confusa, commonly known as the confusing egg-eater or the diamond-back egg-eater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Geographic range

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D. confusa is found in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of D. confusa is savanna at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).[2]

Reproduction

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D. confusa is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Segniagbeto, G.; Trape, J.-F. (2021). "Dasypeltis confusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13265085A13265090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265085A13265090.en. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Species Dasypeltis confusa at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Trape, Jean-François; Mané, Youssouph (2006). "Le genre Dasypeltis Wagler (Serpentes : Colubridae) en Afrique de l'Ouest : description de trois espèces et d'une sous-espèce nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 119: 27–56. (Dasypeltis confusa, new species). (in French).