Crotaphopeltis
Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crotaphopeltis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: | Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Species
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968
- Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985
- Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger, 1906)
- Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (J.T. Reinhardt, 1843)
- Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)
- Crotaphopeltis tornieri (F. Werner, 1908)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphopeltis.
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