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    Species Accepted

    Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Common Egg Eater

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      4 results
      Common Egg Eater English
      Egg-eating Snake English
      Gewöhnliche afrikanische Eierschlange German
      Rhombic Egg Eater English

      Treatments

      1 result

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      128 results
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      Ferreira, & Bethencourt, J. (1897). Sobre alguns reptis ultimamente enviados á secção zoologica do Museu de Lisboa. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas E Naturaes, Lisboa 5 (18): 111-116.
      Razzetti, E., & Msuya, C. A. (2002). Field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Arusha National Park (Tanzania). Publ. Ed. Negri Istituto, Oikos, Varese, 84 Pp.
      Barnett, Linda K. & Emms, Craig. (2005). Common reptiles of The Gambia. Rare Repro, Hailsham, East Sussex, 24 Pp.
      Hughes, B. (2013). Snakes of Bénin, West Africa. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 144: 101-159.
      Barends, J.M. and Maritz, B. (2025). Seasonal shifts in prey availability and low feeding requirements of African egg-eating snakes (Dasypeltis scabra). J Zool, 327: 225-235.
      Egan, D. (2007). Snakes of Arabia. Motivate Publishing, Dubai, 208 Pp.
      Schleich, H. H., Kästle, W., & Kabisch, K. (1996). Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz, Koenigstein, 627 Pp.
      Wagner, Philipp and Christian Schneider. (2014). Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus, 1758) Gewöhnliche afrikanische Eierschlange, Rhombic Egg Eater. Sauria 36 (3): 1-2.

      Citation

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