Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1828)

Conradie, Werner, Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Engelbrecht, Hanlie M., Loader, Simon P., Menegon, Michele, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao, Scott, Michael & Tolley, Krystal A., 2016, Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians, Zoosystematics and Evolution 92 (2), pp. 163-180 : 172

Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1828)

Material

Mt. M’pàluwé ( PEM R21214 , a juvenile female, 518 mm SVL + 20 mm TL) .

Comments

Juvenile dislodged by a Southern Shrike ( Lanius sp.) from the branches of a mango tree at the Oasis Water Camp. This specimen can be assigned to the northern race Dispholidus typus viridis (Smith, 1828).