Aparallactus werneri
species of reptile
Aparallactus werneri, or the Usambara centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Etymology
The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner, from whom Boulenger obtained the type series of specimens.
Geographic range
A. werneri is found in eastern Tanzania in Usambara and the Uluguru Mountains.
Description
Dorsally, A. werneri is blackish with a deep black, light-edged nuchal collar. The upper lip is blackish below the eye, and yellowish in front of and behind the eye. Ventrally it is uniformly yellowish.
It may attain 39 cm (15+3⁄8 in) in total length, including a tail 6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in) long.
The dorsal scales are smooth, without pits, and are arranged in 15 rows. The ventrals number 147-160.
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