Aparallactus turneri
| Aparallactus turneri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Aparallactus |
| Species: | A. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aparallactus turneri Loveridge, 1935 | |
Aparallactus turneri, or the Malindi centipede-eater, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family.[2] It is found in coastal Kenya.
References
- ↑ Spawls, S., Branch, W.R. & Malonza, P. (2014). "Aparallactus turneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Aparallactus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- Loveridge, A. 1935. Scientific results of an expedition to rain forest regions in Eastern Africa. I. New reptiles and amphibians from East Africa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 79:1-19. (full text of original description, https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofmuseum79harv/bulletinofmuseum79harv_djvu.txt)
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