Telescopus beetzi
Telescopus beetzi, commonly known as Beetz's tiger snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.
| Telescopus beetzi | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Telescopus |
| Species: | T. beetzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Telescopus beetzi (Barbour, 1922) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Etymology
The specific name, beetzi, is in honor of German geologist Paul Friedrich Werner Beetz (1887–1954), who collected the holotype.[2][3]
Common names
Common names for T. beetzi include Beetz's tiger snake,[2] Karoo tiger snake,[1] and Namib tiger snake.[1]
Geographic range
T. beetzi is found in Namibia and South Africa.[1]
Description
T. beetzi is a slender, medium-sized snake. Females are larger than males. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 59 cm (23 in) for a female, but the maximum recorded SVL is only 43.5 cm (17.1 in) for a male. The dorsal scales are arranged in 21 rows at midbody, and the anal plate is undivided.[4]
References
- Species Telescopus beetzi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- 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. (Telescopus beetzi, p. 22).
- "Beetz, Dr Paul Friedrich Werner (geology)". S2A3 Biographical Database of South African Science. www.s2a3.or.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=203.
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Telescopus beetzii, p. 98 + Plate 19).
Further reading
- Barbour T (1922). "A New Snake from Southwest Africa". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 35: 229–230. (Tarbophis beetzii, new species, p. 230).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.