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Dispholidus typus is the only species in its genus, although several species and subspecies have been described in the past. Its common name means “tree snake” in Afrikaans and Dutch[3] β boom meaning “tree” (a cognate of “beam“, like German Baum, “tree”), and slang meaning “snake” (cf. German Schlange, saDispholidus typus is the only species in its genus, although several species and subspecies have been described in the past. Its common name means “tree snake” in Afrikaans and Dutch[3] β boom meaning “tree” (a cognate of “beam“, like German Baum, “tree”), and slang meaning “snake” (cf. German Schlange, same meaning). In Afrikaans, the name is pronounced [ΛbuΙmslaΕ]. The boomslang is thought to be closely related to members of the generaThelotornis, Thrasops, Rhamnophis, and Xyelodontophis, with which it forms the taxonomic tribe Dispholidini.
Description
The average adult boomslang is 100β160 centimetres (3.3β5.2 ft) in total length. Some exceed 183 centimetres (6.00 ft). The eyes are exceptionally large, and the head has a characteristic egg-like shape. Coloration is very variable. Males are light green with black or blue scale edges, but adult females may be brown.[6]
Weight varies from 175 to 510 g (0.386 to 1.124 lb), with an average weight of 299.4 g (0.660 lb).[7]
In this species, the head is distinct from the neck and the canthus rostralis is distinct. The pupil of the very large eye is round. The boomslang has excellent eyesight and often moves its head from side to side to get a better view of objects directly in front. The maxillary teeth are small anteriorly, seven or eight in number, followed by three very large, grooved fangs situated below each eye. The mandibular teeth are subequal. The body is slightly compressed. The dorsal scales are very narrow, oblique, strongly keeled, with apical pits, arranged in 19 or 21 rows. The tail is long, and the subcaudals are paired. Ventrals are 164β201; the anal plate is divided; and the subcaudals are 91β131.
