Amblyodipsas katangensis, or the Katanga purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to Africa.
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
A. katangensis katangensis is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. A. katangensis ionidesi is found in Tanzania.[1]
The subspecific name, ionidesi, is in honor of British game warden Constantine John Philip Ionides (1901–1968), who was known as the "Snake Man of British East Africa".[3]
A. katangensis is oviparous.[1]
Amblyodipsas katangensis, or the Katanga purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
