Toxicodryas pulverulenta

Toxicodryas pulverulenta

Fischer's cat snake, Fischer's tree snake

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Toxicodryas pulverulenta

Toxicodryas pulverulenta, commonly known as Fischer's cat snake or Fischer's tree snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Animal name origin

The common names of T. pulverulenta are in honour of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer, who originally described this snake as a species new to science.

Distribution

Geography

T. pulverulenta is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Mating Habits

T. pulverulenta is oviparous.

References

1. Toxicodryas pulverulenta Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicodryas_pulverulenta

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