Rhynchocalamus

Rhynchocalamus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.

Rhynchocalamus
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Rhynchocalamus
Günther, 1864

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Rhynchocalamus arabicus Schmidt, 1933
  • Rhynchocalamus dayanae Tamar, Šmíd, Göçmen, Meiri & Carranza, 2016
  • Rhynchocalamus levitoni Torki, 2017
  • Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862)
  • Rhynchocalamus satunini (Nikolsky, 1899)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rynchocalamus.

Taxonomy

The species formerly known as Rhynchocalamus barani has been assigned to the monotypic genus Muhtarophis as Muhtarophis barani.

References

Further reading

  • Günther A (1864). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Fishes from Palestine". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 488–493. (Rhynchocalamus, new genus, p. 491).


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