Lamprophis swazicus Schaefer 1970
- Dataset
- Type specimens in the Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, including the historically important Albany Museum collection. Part 2: Reptiles (Squamata)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Colubridae
- genus
- Lamprophis
- species
- Lamprophis swazicus
description
Current name: Inyoka swazicus (Schaefer, 1970).
discussion
Remarks. Holotype in perfect condition with four ventral longitudinal incisions. Paratype with continuous ventral incision from behind head to cloaca, in poor condition.
materials_examined
Holotype: PEM R 13502 (formerly PEM R 1514 / 81); Forbes Reef (26 ° 09 ’ S, 31 ° 05 ’ E), Swaziland; J. Culverwell, October 1968. Paratype: PEM R 13503 (formerly PEM R 1514 / 82); same collection details as holotype.
Name
- Homonyms
- Lamprophis swazicus Schaefer 1970