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Natriciteres bipostocularis BROADLEY, 1962

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Southwestern Forest Marsh Snake 
SynonymNatriciteres olivacea bipostocularis BROADLEY 1962
Neusterophis fuliginoides — DE WITTE 1953
Natriciteres olivacea uluguruensis BROADLEY & PITMAN 1960 (not LOVERIDGE 1958)
Natriciteres variegata bipostocularis — BROADLEY 1966
Natriciteres bipostocularis — HAAGNER et al. 2000
Natriciteres bipostocularis — BROADLEY et al. 2003
Natriciteres bipostocularis — BROADLEY et al. 2004
Natriciteres bipostocularis — BRANCH 2008
Natriciteres bipostocularis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 474
Natriciteres bipostocularis — PIETERSEN et al. 2021 
DistributionZambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), C Angola; elevation 1320-1585 m.

Type locality: "Chisansa, Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia at 5300 ft."  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: NMZB (also as NMSR) 3524 (Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (835 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin Latin “bis” = two, double, Latin post = behind, after, and Latin oculus = eye, apparently for the two postocular scales. 
References
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  • Branch, W.R.; Rödel, M.-O. & Marais, J. 2005. Herpetological survey of the Niassa Game Reserve, northern Mozambique - Part I: Reptiles. Salamandra 41 (4): 195-214 - get paper here
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  • Broadley, D.G. 1966. A review of the genus Natriciteres Loveridge (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia 2 (35): 1-11
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  • Broadley, D.G.; Pitman, C.R.S. 1960. On a collection of Snakes Taken in northern Rhodesia by Monsieur H.J. Bredo. Occ. Pap. Nat. Mus. Southern Rhodesia 24B: 437-451
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  • Haagner,G.V.; Branch,W.R. & Haagner,A.J.F. 2000. Notes on a collection of reptiles from Zambia and adjacent areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Annals of the Eastern Cape Museum 1: 1 – 25
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