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Tana Herald Snake
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
From the article Crotaphopeltis braestrupi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
C. braestrupi is found in eastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia, on the coastal plain.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, braestrupi, is in honor of Frits Wimpffen Braestrup (1906–1999), who was curator of the zoological museum of the University of Copenhagen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Crotaphopeltis braestrupi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26871.