Rhamnophis

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Rhamnophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhamnophis
Günther, 1862

Rhamnophis is a genus of arboreal colubrid snakes commonly known as Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes or Large-eyed Tree Snakes found in equatorial sub-Saharan Africa. The status of this genus has long been subject to debate, and has been treated as a synonym of Thrasops by some authors. Both genera belong to the tribe Dispholidini, and are closely related to the genera Dispholidus, Thelotornis, and Xyelodontophis.

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  • Splendid Dagger-tooth Tree Snake, Rhamnophis aethiopissa (Günther, 1862)
  • Spotted Dagger-tooth Tree Snake, Rhamnophis batesii (Boulenger, 1908)

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