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Basic information
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Green Mamba
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyElapid Snakes
GenusMamba
- English name
- Green Mamba
- Alternative names
- Blattgrüne Mamba, East African Green Mamba, Eastern Green Mamba, Gewöhnliche Mamba
- Synonyms
- Dendraphis angusticeps, Dendroaspis intermedius, Dendroaspis sjoestedti, Naja angusticeps
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,500 mm
- SVL
- max 1,245 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,290 g
- Offspring total length
- max 400 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–17 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 34M6M · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13314 · dryad-v5