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Dasypeltis inornata SMITH, 1849

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Southern Brown Egg Eater
G: Südafrikanische Eierschlange oder Braune Eierschlange 
SynonymDasypeltis inornatus SMITH 1849: 73
Rachiodon inornatus — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 498
Dasypeltis inornatus — FITZSIMONS 1946
Dasypeltis inornata — BOYCOTT 1992
Dasypeltis inornata — WALLACH et al. 2014: 210 
DistributionRepublic of South Africa (Natal, SE Cape), Swaziland  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.1.2.47 (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (942 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: see map in GÖTHEL 2015: 19, Bates et al. 2014: 410.

Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018).

Although the range of the Spotted Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scaber scaber) overlaps that of the Brown Egg-eater (D. inornatus), and the two forms are often found even in the same localities, there is no evidence of their interbreeding (Fitzsimons 1946: 380). 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Latin inornatus (unadorned) in reference to the relatively plain coloration or scalation. 
References
  • Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp.
  • Boycott, R.C. 1992. An Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Swaziland. The Conservation Trust of Swaziland - get paper here
  • Branch, William R. 1993. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 144 S.
  • Fitzsimons, V. 1946. Notes on some African Snakes, including a discription of a new subspecies of Xenocalamus. Annals Transvaal Mus. 20 (4): 379-394 - get paper here
  • Gans, C. 1959. A taxonomic revision of the African snake genus Dasypeltis (Reptilia: Serpentes). Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge Tervuren 74: ix + 237 pp.
  • Göthel, Helmut 2015. Nachzucht von Afrikanischen Eierschlangen. Draco 16 (61): 62-69 - get paper here
  • Göthel, Helmut 2015. Die Pazifisten unter den Schlangen – Afrikanische Eierschlangen der Gattung Dasypeltis. Draco 16 (61): 6-21 - get paper here
  • Göthel, Helmut 2015. Die Eierschlangenarten Afrikas. Draco 16 (61): 78-92 - get paper here
  • Harrington, Sean M; Jordyn M de Haan, Lindsey Shapiro, Sara Ruane 2018. Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 125 (1): 61–71 - get paper here
  • Jacobsen, N.H.G 1988. Geographical Distribution - Dasypeltis inornata. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (34): 50-50 - get paper here
  • Kirchhof, S.; Engleder, A.; Mayer, W. & Richter, K. 2011. Die Radiation der Lacertiden des südlichen Afrikas. Elaphe 19 (4): 6-11
  • Kulmus, H. 1985. Einige Anmerkungen zur Zucht und Haltung von Eierschlangen. Herpetofauna 7 (36): 23-34 - get paper here
  • Mc Cartney, C.J.; Branch, W.R. 1988. Life History Note: Dasypeltis inornata: Reproduction. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (35): 38-38 - get paper here
  • Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co., London [facsimile published by Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1977] - get paper here
  • Venter, Jan A.; Werner Conradie 2015. A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians found in protected areas along the South African Wild Coast, with notes on conservation implications. Koedoe 57 (1): 1-25. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v57i1.1247 - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
  • WITBERG, M. 2011. Dasypeltis (Wagler, 1830) Inter-species copulation. African Herp News (53): 45-46 - get paper here
 
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