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Basic information
Dendroaspis polylepis
Black Mamba
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyElapid Snakes
GenusMamba
- Czech name
- Mamba černá
- English name
- Black Mamba
- Alternative names
- Black Current, Common Black Mamba, Ethiopian Black Mamba, Schwarze Mamba
- Synonyms
- Dendraspis angusticeps, Dendraspis antinorii, Dendraspis mamba
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Forest, Grassland, Marsh, Riparian wetland, Savanna, Shrubland, Waterfall
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 4,250 mm
- SVL
- max 1,410 mm
- Body mass
- max 8,213.6 g
- Offspring total length
- max 450 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 26.2 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Birds, Carnivore, Mammals
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–21 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 34M6Q · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13316 · dryad-v5