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Dasypeltis (egg-eating snakes)

Synonyms: Anodon; Deirodon; Raphiodon

Wikipedia Abstract

Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs (the other being the genus Elachistodon). They are non-venomous and found throughout the continent of Africa, primarily in forested or wooded habitats that are also home to numerous species of birds.
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Species

Dasypeltis abyssina (Common or Rhombic Egg Eater) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis arabica
Dasypeltis atra (African Egg-eating Snake) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis bazi
Dasypeltis confusa (Confusing Egg Eater)
Dasypeltis congolensis
Dasypeltis crucifera
Dasypeltis fasciata (Central African Egg-eating Snake, Western Forest Eggeater) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis gansi (GansÂ’ Egg Eater)
Dasypeltis inornata (Southern Brown Egg Eater) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis latericia
Dasypeltis medici (East African Egg Eater) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis palmarum
Dasypeltis parascabra
Dasypeltis sahelensis (Sahel Egg Eater)
Dasypeltis scabra (common egg eater) (Attributes)
Dasypeltis taylori

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0