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    Species Accepted

    Macrelaps microlepidotus (Günther, 1860)

    Kwazulu-Natal Black Snake
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Macrelaps
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

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      6 results
      Kwazulu-Natal Black Snake English
      Natal Black Snake English
      Natal-Schwarzschlange German
      Natalse Swartslang Afrikaans
      makrelaps drobnošupinný Czech
      Мелкочешуйный макроэляпс Russian

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      18 results
      Boulenger, G. A. (1897). On little-known snakes from Natal. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20: 374-376.
      CONRADIE, W. & T. BUSSCHAU. (2018). Macrelaps microlepidotus (Günther, 1860). African Herp News (67): 41.
      Günther, A. (1860). Description of Uriechis microlepidotes, a new snake from South Africa. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 5: 168-169.
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Marais, J. J. (1980). Macrelaps microlepidotus Breeding Records. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (24): 39-39.
      Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.). (2014). Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 Pp.
      Uetz, P. H., Patel, M., Gbadamosi, Z., Nguyen, A., & Shoope, S. (2024). A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732.
      Witte, G. F. de & LAURENT,R.F. (1947). Revision d’un groupe de Colubridae africains: genres Calamelaps, Miodon, Aparallactus, et formes affines. Mém. Mus. Roy. Hist. Nat. Belgique (Sér. 2) 29: 1-134.
      Conradie, W., J. Venter, et al. (2012). Geographic Distributions: Macrelaps microlepidotus (Günther, 1860) Natal Black Snake. African Herp News (58): 19-21.
      Peters, & Wilhem Carl Hartwig. (1877). Übersicht der Amphibien aus Chinchoxo (Westafrika), welche von der Africanischen Gesellschaft dem Berliner zoologischen Museum übergeben sind. Monatsber. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1877 (October): 611-620.

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