Rhynchocalamus
| Rhynchocalamus | |
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| Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 |
Rhynchocalamus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Species[]
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Schmidt, 1933
- Tamar, Šmíd, Göçmen, Meiri & Carranza, 2016
- Torki, 2017
- Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862)
- (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[]
- ^ Genus Rhynchocalamus at The Reptile Database
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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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Categories:
- Colubrids
- Snake genera
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Colubrid stubs