Spotted dagger-tooth tree snake


The spotted dagger-tooth tree snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Middle Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, batesii, is in honor of American ornithologist George Latimer Bates.

Geographic range

R. batesii is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.