| Chilorhinophis carpenteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Chilorhinophis |
| Species: | C. carpenteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilorhinophis carpenteri (Parker, 1927) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Parkerophis carpenteri Parker, 1927 |
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Chilorhinophis carpenteri, or the Liwale two-headed snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1]
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It is endemic to Africa and is found in Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania.[2]
It was originally named Parkerophis carpenteri.
The specific name, carpenteri, honors the type specimen's collector, Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter.[3]