Xenocalamus sabiensis BROADLEY, 1971

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Higher Taxa	Atractaspididae (Aparallactinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sabi Quill-snouted Snake
Synonym	Xenocalamus sabiensis BROADLEY 1971 Xenocalamus sabiensis — WELCH 1994: 125 Xenocalamus sabiensis — LIVIGNI 2013: 287 Xenocalamus sabiensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 796 Amblyodipsas sabiensis — FIGUEROA et al. 2016 (by implication)
Distribution	SE Zimbabwe, adjacent Mozambique, Republic of South Africa Type locality: Birchenough Bridge, Sabi River, Rhodesia, at an altitude of 450 metres.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMZB, previously UM 1448, an adult male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: This species differs from all other forms in the genus in the following characters: (1) usually six lower labials; (2) frontal bones completely fused; (3) tail without any taper, six rows of supracaudals persisting to the tail tip. 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 321 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
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. Broadley, D. & Blaylock 2013. The Snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 387 pp. [book review in Sauria 35 (2): 59 and Copeia 2014: 388] - get paper here Broadley, D. G. 1971. A revision of the African snake genera Amblyodipsas and Xenocalamus. Occ. Pap. natl. Mus. Rhod. B4 (33): 629-697 Figueroa A, McKelvy AD, Grismer LL, Bell CD, Lailvaux SP 2016. A Species-Level Phylogeny of Extant Snakes with Description of a New Colubrid Subfamily and Genus. PLoS One 11 (9): e0161070.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161070 - get paper here LiVigni, F. (ed.) 2013. A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 495 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 Google images

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