Xenocalamus michelli

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Xenocalamus michelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Xenocalamus
Species: X. michelli
Binomial name
Xenocalamus michelli
L. Müller, 1911

Xenocalamus michelli, or Michell's quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

References

  1. "Xenocalamus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 
  2. Xenocalamus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 May 2009.
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
  • Müller, L. 1911. Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357-360.
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