Chilorhinophis
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| Chilorhinophis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Chilorhinophis Werner, 1907 |
- Common name: two-headed snakes.
Chilorhinophis is a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, three species are recognized.[1]
Species
| Genus Chilorhinophis -- 3 species | ||||
| Species[1] | Taxon author[1] | Subspecies*[1] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. butleriT | Werner, 1907 | ———— | Butler's two-headed snake | Africa: Mongalla, South Sudan. |
| C. carpenteri | (Parker, 1927) | liwalensis | Liwale two-headed snake | Africa: Mozambique, southeastern Tanzania. |
| C. gerardi | (Boulenger, 1913) | tanganyikae | Gerard's black and yellow burrowing snake | Africa: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania. |
*) Not including the nominate subspecies. T) Type species.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Chilorhinophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chilorhinophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 May 2009.
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