Meizodon krameri SCHÄTTI, 1985

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Tana Delta smooth snake
Synonym	Meizodon krameri SCHÄTTI 1985: 155 Meizodon krameri — SPAWLS et al. 2002: 341 Meizodon krameri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 435 Meizodon krameri — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 480
Distribution	Kenya Type locality: Kau, Tana River, Kenya, -2.488889° 40.451944° (WGS84)
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ R-40323
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Differs from Meizodon regularis in fewer ventrals (166-176, instead of 175-203) and light colouration of the venter, from M. coronatus and M. regularis in 26 or more maxillary teeth (instead of 19-23). (Schätti 1985) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1664 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Known from only 2 specimens collected in 1934 (Spawls et al. 2018).
Etymology	Named after Dr. Eugen Kramer (1921-2004), Swiss mathematician and herpetologist at Naturhistorisches Museum Basel.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Blackburn, D.G. 1993. STANDARDIZED CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF REPRODUCTIVE MODES IN SQUAMATE REPTILES. Herpetologica 49 (1): 118-132 - get paper here Schätti B 1985. Systematics of east African species of Meizodon Fischer, 1856 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae). Monitore Zoologico Italiano suppl. 20: 149-175 - get paper here Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C. & Ashe, J. 2002. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, 543 pp. [reviews in HR 34: 396 and Afr. J. Herp. 51; 147] - get paper here Spawls, Steve; Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury, 624 pp. - 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.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/388696633354941/ Google images

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