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Common Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Dasypeltis lineolata Peters 1878
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Dasypeltis scaber var. breviceps Peters 1864
Recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Dasypeltis scaber var. mossambicus Peters 1864
Recognized by GBIF national node type records Germany
Dasypeltis scabra
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia NO, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ghana Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Mauritania Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, NCBI, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Dasypeltis scabra
Recognized by AnAge articles and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records France, and Mozambique Species List
Dasypeltis scabra Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scabra
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Dasypeltis scabra
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Coluber scaber Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Anodon typus Smith 1828
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Coluber scaber Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis lineolata
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Dasypeltis lineolata Peters 1878
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis palmarum
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis palmarum Leach 1818
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scaber var. breviceps Peters 1864
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scaber var. capensis Peters 1864
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scaber var. mossambicus Peters 1864
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scabra palmarum
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Dasypeltis scabra saeizadi Hoser 2013
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dasypeltis scabra
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Rachiodon scaber
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Rachiodon scaber Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Tropidonotus scaber
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Tropidonotus scaber Schlegel 1837
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Anodon typus Smith 1828
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Coluber scaber Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Coluber scaber Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Coluber scaber Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasypeltis lineolata Peters 1878
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasypeltis scaber var. breviceps Peters 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasypeltis scaber var. capensis Peters 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dasypeltis scaber var. mossambicus Peters 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common or Rhombic Egg Eater
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
African egg eating snake
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Recognized by admin
Rhombic Egg Eater
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Rhombic egg eating snake
prefer
Recognized by admin
African egg-eating snake
prefer
Recognized by AnAge
Common Egg Eater preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Egg-eating Snake
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Gewone eiervreter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ثعبان أرقم بيتي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Африканска яйцеядна змия preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

vejcožrout africký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Eieretende slang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gewöhnliche afrikanische Eierschlange preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Hebrew

נחש ביצים מצוי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

afrikai tojásevőkígyó preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Mangiatore di uova comune preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

アフリカタマゴヘビ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Lithuanian

Kiaušininis žaltys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼiish ayęęzhii yildeełí łibáhígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Afrikaeggsnok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تخم‌خوار خال لوزی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Jajożer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Африканская яичная змея preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Яйцева змія африканська preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ثعبان ارقم بيتى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Dasypeltis Wagler 1830
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypeltis abyssina (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis arabica Broadley & Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan 2016
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis crucifera Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis fasciata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis inornata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley 2018

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Dasypeltis
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis arabica Broadley & Bates 2018
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan 2016
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis congolensis Trape, Mediannikov, Chirio & Chirio 2021
Dasypeltis crucifera Bates 2018
Dasypeltis fasciata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis inornata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici Bianconi 1859
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley 2018

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Dasypeltis Wagler 1830
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypeltis abyssina (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis arabica Broadley & Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan 2016
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis crucifera Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis fasciata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis inornata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley 2018

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Dasypeltis
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mane 2006
Dasypeltis fasciata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mane 2006
Dasypeltis inornata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mane 2006
Dasypeltis medici Bianconi 1859
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mane 2006

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Dasypeltis Wagler 1830
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra
Dasypeltis scabra var. breviceps Peters 1864
Dasypeltis scabra var. fasciolata Peters 1868
Dasypeltis scabra var. mossambica Peters 1864
Dasypeltis scabra var. scabra
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis arabica Broadley & Bates 2018
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan (2016)
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis crucifera Bates 2018
Dasypeltis fasciata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis inornata Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici Bianconi 1859
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley 2018

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Colubrinae Oppel 1811
Dasypeltis Wagler 1830
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei Mertens 1954
Dasypeltis scabra scabra (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypeltis abyssina (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis arabica Broadley & Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld 1912
Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan 2016
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis crucifera Bates ex Bates & Broadley 2018
Dasypeltis fasciata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis inornata A. Smith 1849
Dasypeltis latericia Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley 2018

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae
Dasypeltis scabra (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Ahaetulla anomala (Annandale 1906)
Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra 2019
Bamanophis dorri (Lataste 1888)
Boiga flaviviridis Vogel & Ganesh 2013
Boiga tanahjampeana Orlov & Ryabov 2002
Chironius flavolineatus (Jan 1863)
Chironius laurenti Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chironius leucometapus Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Boie 1827
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley 1968
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen 1985
Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger 1906)
Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (Reinhardt 1843)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti 1768)
Crotaphopeltis tornieri (Werner 1908)
Dasypeltis abyssina (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Dasypeltis atra Sternfield 1912
Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané 2006
Dasypeltis medici (Bianconi 1859)
Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach 1818)
Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mané 2006
Dendrelaphis keiensis (Mertens 1926)
Dendrelaphis sinharajensis Wickramasinghe 2016
Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther 1864)
Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld 1908)
Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger 1901)
Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & Stevens 1971)
Dipsadoboa montisilva Branch, Conradie & Tolley 2019
Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge 1932)
Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen 1993
Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther 1858
Dipsadoboa viridis (Peters 1869)
Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm 1905)
Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger 1897)
Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus 1758)
Eirenis modestus (Martin 1838)
Eirenis rechingeri Eiselt 1971
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Gonyosoma jansenii (Bleeker 1859)
Hapsidophrys lineatus Fischer 1856
Hapsidophrys principis (Boulenger 1906)
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel 1837)
Iguanognathus werneri Boulenger 1898
Lycodon anamallensis Günther 1858
Lycodon sidiki Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith 2017
Lytorhynchus maynardi Alcock & Finn 1896
Lytorhynchus paradoxus (Günther 1875)
Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger 1887
Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel 1837)
Meizodon krameri Schätti 1985
Meizodon regularis Fischer 1856
Mopanveldophis zebrinus (Broadley & Schätti 2000)
Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor 1839)
Oligodon erythrogaster Boulenger 1907
Oligodon kheriensis Acharji & Ray 1936
Oligodon nikhili Whitaker & Dattatri 1982
Oligodon wagneri David & Vogel 2012
Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson 1901)
Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell 1857)
Philothamnus heterolepidotus (Günther 1863)
Philothamnus natalensis (A. Smith 1848)
Philothamnus nitidus (Günther 1863)
Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)
Platyceps noeli Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Platyceps sindhensis Schätti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014
Poecilopholis cameronensis Boulenger 1903
Proahaetulla antiqua Mallik, Achyuthan, Ganesh, Pal, Vijayakumar & Shanker 2019
Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther 1862
Rhamnophis batesii (Boulenger 1908)
Rhinobothryum lentiginosum (Scopoli 1785)
Scaphiophis albopunctatus Peters 1870
Scaphiophis raffreyi Bocourt 1875
Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler 1824)
Stegonotus aruensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus derooijae Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus florensis (De Rooij 1917)
Stegonotus iridis Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Stegonotus keyensis (Doria 1874)
Stegonotus lividus (Müller ex Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Stegonotus sutteri Forcart 1953
Telescopus beetzii (Barbour 1922)
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann 1831)
Telescopus finkeldeyi Haacke 2013
Telescopus gezirae Broadley 1994
Telescopus obtusus (Reuss 1834)
Telescopus pulcher (Scortecci 1935)
Telescopus semiannulatus A. Smith 1849
Telescopus tripolitanus (Werner 1909)
Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell 1844)
Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage 1895)
Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley 2001
Thrasops flavigularis (Hallowell 1852)
Thrasops occidentalis Parker 1940
Thrasops schmidti Loveridge 1936
Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell 1844)
Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer 1856)
Wallaceophis gujaratensis Mirza, Vyas, Patel, Maheta & Sanap 2016
Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch 1873)
Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti 1768)
556 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Dasypeltis
Dasypeltis scabra (this page)
Dasypeltis atra
Dasypeltis bazi
Dasypeltis confusa
Dasypeltis fasciata
Dasypeltis gansi
Dasypeltis latericia
Dasypeltis medici
Dasypeltis parascabra
Dasypeltis sahelensis
unclassified Dasypeltis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Colubridae
Colubrinae
Dasypeltis
Dasypeltis scabra (this page)
Dasypeltis scabra loveridgei
Dasypeltis scabra scabra
Dasypeltis abyssina
Dasypeltis arabica
Dasypeltis atra
Dasypeltis bazi
Dasypeltis confusa
Dasypeltis congolensis
Dasypeltis crucifera
Dasypeltis fasciata
Dasypeltis gansi
Dasypeltis inornata
Dasypeltis latericia
Dasypeltis medici
Dasypeltis palmarum
Dasypeltis parascabra
Dasypeltis sahelensis
Dasypeltis taylori
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