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Amplorhinus
Sign in to saveAmplorhinus multimaculatus, commonly known as the many-spotted snake or the Cape reed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species, which is native to southern Africa, is monotypic (only one species in the genus) in the genus Amplorhinus.
Species
Mopane Snake
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPseudoxyrhophiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Collections
- MZLU, UMZC
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pseudoxyrhophiinae
- Image
- Amplorhinus multimaculatus.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Amplorhinus
- taxon common name
- Many-spotted Snake
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geographic range
- Habitat
- Description
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Venom
- References
- Further reading
Amplorhinus multimaculatus, commonly known as the many-spotted snake or the Cape reed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae. The species, which is native to southern Africa, is monotypic (only one species in the genus) in the genus Amplorhinus.
==Geographic range== A. multimaculatus is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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