Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus is an endemic venomous colubrid snake found across multiple regions of Eastern Africa.

Family
Genus
Thelotornis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)

Thelotornis mossambicanus, commonly called the eastern vine snake or eastern twig snake, is a venomous species of snake belonging to the Colubridae family. This species is endemic to Eastern Africa. Its confirmed geographic range includes southeastern Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, southern Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, and eastern Zimbabwe.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Thelotornis

More from Colubridae

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

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