Eastern green mamba: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern green mamba lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendroaspis angusticeps
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the eastern green mamba live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern green mamba in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the eastern green mamba endangered?

The eastern green mamba’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern green mamba?

The eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Dendroaspis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern green mamba

The eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) is a highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus Dendroaspis native to the coastal regions of southern East Africa. Described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, it has a slender build with a bright green back and green-yellow ventral scales. Adult females average around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, and males are slightly smaller.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern green mamba (revision 1359111987), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q622805 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).