title: Aparallactus turneri
text: # Aparallactus turneri
  
  Aparallactus turneri, or the Malindi centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, turneri, is in honor of British taxidermist H.J. Allen Turner (1876–1953), who lived in Kenya.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  A. turneri is found in coastal Kenya.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of A. turneri are forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  A. turneri is oviparous.
  
  