Xenocalamus sabiensis
| Xenocalamus sabiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Xenocalamus |
| Species: | X. sabiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocalamus sabiensis Broadley, 1971 | |
Xenocalamus sabiensis, or the Sabi 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 Mozambique, Republic of South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[3]
References
- ↑ "Xenocalamus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Xenocalamus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 May 2009.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Broadley, D.G. 1971. A revision of the African snake genera Amblyodipsas and Xenocalamus. Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Rhodesia. Volume 4, No. 33B, pp. 629-697.
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