Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
| Crotaphopeltis braestrupi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Crotaphopeltis |
| Species: | C. braestrupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985 | |
Etymology
The specific name, braestrupi, is in honor of Frits Wimpffen Braestrup (1906–1999), who was curator of the zoological museum of the University of Copenhagen.[1]
References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 37).
- Species Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Rasmussen JB (1985). "A new species of Crotaphopeltis from East Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae)". Steenstrupia 11 (4): 113–129. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, new species).
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