Bicolored swamp snake explained

The bicolored swamp snake^[1] also known as the striped swamp snake^[2] (Limnophis bicolor) is a species of African venomous snake. It is the type species of the genus Limnophis. Their backs are black with a white underbelly.

Distribution

This species is found:^[3]

• in the southwest of Angola;
• in northern Botswana;
• in eastern and southern Democratic Republic of Congo;
• in southern Zambia, in the basins of the Okavango and Zambezi;
• in Zimbabwe.

Subspecies

The variety or subspecies Limnophis bicolor bangweolicus (Mertens, 1936) has been elevated to full species rank as Limnophis bangweolicus.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Limnophis bicolor Günther, 1865. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Copenhagen, Denmark.
2. Broadley, Donald G.. 1974. Vernacular Names for Rhodesian Reptiles and Amphibians, Revised Names ... 1. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa. 12. 1. 31. 10.1080/04416651.1974.9650843.
3. Web site: Limnophis bicolor Günther, 1865. The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg.