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  • Dasypeltis
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  • Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs. (The other being the snakes of the genus Elachistodon.) They are non-venomous and found throughout the continent of Africa, primarily in forested habitats that are also home to numerous species of birds.
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subdivision ranks
  • Species
Familia
  • Colubridae
Name
  • Dasypeltis
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subfamilia
genus authority
  • Smith, 1842
Image caption
  • Dasypeltis atra
  • Montane egg-eating snake
Genus
  • Dasypeltis
subdivision
  • 5
classis
Phylum
regnum
  • Animalia
abstract
  • Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs. (The other being the snakes of the genus Elachistodon.) They are non-venomous and found throughout the continent of Africa, primarily in forested habitats that are also home to numerous species of birds.