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Basic information
Telescopus semiannulatus
Common Tiger Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusCat snakes
- English name
- Common Tiger Snake
- Alternative names
- Damara Tiger Snake, Eastern Tiger Snake, Getigerte Katzennatter, Tiger Cat Snake, Western Tiger Snake
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,050 mm
- SVL
- max 400 mm
- Body mass
- max 132.7 g
- Offspring total length
- max 200 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 7.6 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–20 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 556CR · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19168 · dryad-v5