Crotaphopeltis tornieri, also known commonly as Tornier's cat snake and Werner's cat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Animal name origin

The specific name, tornieri, is in honor of German zoologist Gustav Tornier.

Terrestrial

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Distribution

Geography

Continents

Africa

Countries

Malawi, Tanzania

Biogeographical realms

Afrotropical

C. tornieri is found in Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.

The preferred natural habitat of C. tornieri is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,900 m (660–6,230 ft).

Biome

Forest

Mating Habits

C. tornieri is oviparous.

Population Trend

Unknown

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Crotaphopeltis tornieri Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotaphopeltis_tornieri

2. Crotaphopeltis tornieri on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13265019/13265027

Crotaphopeltis tornieri

Animal name origin

Distribution

Geography

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Mating Habits

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