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    Species Accepted

    Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873)

    Purple-glossed Snake

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      10 results
      Almindelig Purpurglanssnog Danish
      Common Purple-glossed Snake
      Common Purple-glossed Snake
      Gewone Persglansslang Afrikaans
      Gewöhnliche Purpurzungenschlange German
      Purple-glossed Snake English
      Serpente lucido viola Italian
      cobra‑brilhante‑comum Portuguese
      Многочешуйная белогубая змея Russian
      多鱗鈍渴蛇 Chinese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Citation

      Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873) in undefined