Chilorhinophis gerardi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Chilorhinophis |
Species: | C. gerardi |
Binomial name | |
Chilorhinophis gerardi (Boulenger, 1913) |
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Synonyms | |
Chilorhinophis gerardi, or Gerard's black and yellow burrowing snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.[2] It is endemic to Africa, where it is found in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]