Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849 is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis is a slender long-tailed oviparous snake found in southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Thelotornis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849

Thelotornis capensis has a slender body and a long tail. The largest known museum specimen is a male, with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 106 cm (42 in), a tail length of 62 cm (24 in), and a total combined length of 168 cm (66 in). This species is native to southern Africa. It reproduces via oviparity, meaning it lays eggs. Its eggs are elongated and relatively small, with an average size of 36 mm (1.4 in) in length and 16 mm (0.63 in) in width.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Thelotornis

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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