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Dasypeltis loveridgei MERTENS, 1954

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Dwarf Egg Eater
G: Zwerg-Eierschlange 
SynonymDasypeltis scabra loveridgei MERTENS 1954: 213
Dasypeltis loveridgei — GÖTHEL 2015
Dasypeltis loveridgei — BATES & BROADLEY 2018: 6 
DistributionNW Republic of South Africa, SW Namibia

Type locality: “Farm Finkenstein bei Windhoek, Südwestafrika”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 46642, female; paratype: SMF 19446, male 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentThere are apparently no live photos of this species. 
EtymologyNamed after Arthur Loveridge, American herpetologist. See Broadley 1980 for an obituary. 
References
  • Bates MF 2023. The enigmatic Namibian egg-eating snake Dasypeltis loveridgei Mertens, 1954 (Squamata: Colubridae): A valid species recovered from synonymy. Bonn zoological Bulletin 72 (2): 163–184 - get paper here
  • Bates, M.F. & D.G. Broadley 2018. A revision of the egg-eating snakes of the genus Dasypeltis Wagler (Squamata: Colubridae: Colubrinae) in north-eastern Africa and south-western Arabia, with descriptions of three new species. Indago 34 (1): 1-95 - get paper here
  • Broadley, D. G. 1980. Obituaries on African Herpetologists- Loveridge, A. 1891 - 1980. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (23): 2-2 - 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
  • Mertens, R. 1954. Neue Schlangenrassen aus Südwest- und Südafrika. Zool. Anz. 152: 213-219
 
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