Telescopus (Fleischmann, 1831))



Telescopus beetzi

(Barbour, 1922)

T. dhara

Fabian Dirks
Telescopus dhara

(Forskal, 1775)

T. dhara
Guy Haimovitch

Telescopus fallax

(Fleischmann, 1831)

T.fallax
Guy Haimovitch


Telescopus gezirae

(Broadley, 1994)

Boiga bedommei
-


Telescopus hoogstraali


(Schmidt & Marx, 1956)

T. hoogstaali
Guy Haimovitch


Telescopus nigriceps


(Ahl, 1924)

T. nigriceps
Prof.Dr. Bayram Göcmen

Telescopus pulcher

(Scortecci, 1935)

B. bouretti


Telescopus rhinopoma

(Blanford, 1874)

B.ceylonensis
-


Telescopus semiannulatus

(Smith, 1849)

T.semiannulatus
Fabian Dirks

Telescopus tessellatus

(Wall, 1908)

B.ceylonensis
-


Telescopus tripolitanus

(Werner, 1909)

T.tripolitanus
Michel Aymerich

Telescopus variegatus

(Reinhardt, 1843)

T.variegatus
W.Wüster




Anatomy

Fangs

Bite

Bite
James Lowell Pearce

Viele Bisse verlaufen asymptomatisch. 

Venom

Telescopus dhara venom: following factors have been isolated

3 FTx
CRISP
Kunitz
SVMP/ADAM

The genus is generally considered to be harmless. There are few reports on bitecases within this genus, although these genus  bite quickly. Telescopus dhara amount of venom have been measured from 20 mg.

POI

Mating Bitemating bite

Telescopus semiannulatus are reltative easy in captive care, if they accept mice .However, some specimen need long time to accept rodents. The offspring of Telescopus semiannulatus are quite small and can be difficult to feed! Telescopus beetzi is much more difficult to maintain and often died in terrarium. The animals are difficult to get on rodents and can hardly be changeover. The preferred food is undoubtedly lizards. Telescopus beetzi should be kept dry.

Literature


Göçmen, B., Nilson, G., Yildiz, M. Z., Arikan, H., Yalçinkaya, D. & Akman, B. (2007).  On the occurrence of the Black Cat Snake, Telescopus nigriceps (Ahl, 1924) (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey with some taxonomical comments. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 3 (2): GÖCMEN et al. [PDF]

Natalie G. Lumsdena, Bryan G. Fryb, R. Manjunatha Kinic, Wayne C. Hodgsona,*. In vitro neuromuscular activity of ‘colubrid’ venoms:clinical and evolutionary implications. Toxicon 43 (2004) 819–827 [PDF]