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Basic information
Dasypeltis atra
African Egg-eating Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusEgg-eating Snakes
- Czech name
- Vejcožrout černý
- English name
- African Egg-eating Snake
- Alternative names
- (Rote) Hochland-Eierschlange, Montane Egg-eater, Schwarze Eierschlange
- Synonyms
- Dasypeltis lineolata, Dasypeltis palmarum
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Montane, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,100 mm
- Body mass
- max 149.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 7 g
- Offspring total length
- max 235 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 5.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 7–14 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 349DF · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13225 · dryad-v5