Telescopus semiannulatus

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Telescopus semiannulatus
T. semiannulatus in an acacia, central Tanzania. The vertical pupils are barely visible due to bright sunlight.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Telescopus
Species:	T. semiannulatus
Binomial name
Telescopus semiannulatus A. Smith, 1849
Synonyms
Leptodira semiannulata — Günther, 1888 Tarbophis semiannulatus — Fitzsimons & Brain, 1958

Telescopus semiannulatus, commonly known as the common tiger snake, tiger cat snake, western tiger snake, or eastern tiger snake is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake. It is widespread in central, eastern, and southern Africa.^[2]