Crotaphopeltis braestrupi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Crotaphopeltis
Species: Crotaphopeltis braestrupi
Name

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985

Type locality: Somalia, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso).

Holotype: CAS 153373.
Synonyms

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985
Crotaphopeltis acarina Roman, 1974

References
Primary references

Rasmussen J. B. 1985. A new species of Crotaphopeltis from east Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae). STEENSTRUPIA 11(4) : 113–129.
Roman, B. 1974. Deux espèces du genre Crotaphopeltis (Colubridés Ophistoglyphes) dans le territoire de Haute-Volta: Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurent) et Crotaphopeltis acarina n. sp. Notes et documents Voltaïques 8 (1): 13 pp.

Additional references

Trape, J.-F. & Mane, Y. 2006. Guide des serpents d’Afrique occidentale. Savane et désert. [Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger]. IRD Editions, Paris, 226 pp.
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 August 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Braestrup's Water Snake

Crotaphopeltis braestrupi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
Etymology

The specific name, braestrupi, is in honor of Frits Wimpffen Braestrup (1906–1999), who was curator of the zoological museum of the University of Copenhagen.[2]
Geographic range

C. braestrupi is found in eastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia, on the coastal plain.[3][1]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. braestrupi are freshwater wetlands, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Behavior

C. braestrupi is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet

C. braestrupi preys upon amphibians.[1]
Reproduction

C. braestrupi is oviparous.[3]
References

Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Crotaphopeltis braestrupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13264935A13264937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13264935A13264937.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 37).

Species Crotaphopeltis braestrupi at The Reptile Database

Further reading

Rasmussen JB (1985). "A new species of Crotaphopeltis from East Africa, with remarks on the identity of Dipsas hippocrepis Reinhardt, 1843 (Serpentes: Boiginae)". Steenstrupia 11 (4): 113–129. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, new species).
Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Crotaphopeltis braestrupi, p. 523).