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Schouteden's Sun Snake
Helophis schoutedeni
Schouteden's sun snake (Helophis schoutedeni) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is monotypic in the genus Helophis, is endemic to Central Africa.
From the article Schouteden's sun snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of H. schoutedeni has a total length of 540 mm (21 in), which includes a tail 81 mm (3.2 in) long.
Range & habitat
H. schoutedeni is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, schoutedeni, is in honor of Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Helophis schoutedeni 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 29966.