Xenocalamus michelli
Xenocalamus michelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Genus: | Xenocalamus |
Species: | X. michelli
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Binomial name | |
Xenocalamus michelli L. Müller, 1911
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Xenocalamus michelli, or Michell's quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[3]
Etymology[]
The specific name, michelli, is in honor of a Captain Michell who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range[]
X. michelli is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ Kusamba, C. (2021). "Xenocalamus michelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176284A126429802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176284A126429802.en.
- ^ "Xenocalamus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Species Xenocalamus michelli at The Reptile Database. Accessed 10 April 2019. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[]
- Müller L (1911). "Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357–360. (Xenocalamaus michelli, new species, pp. 359–360). (in German).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Atractaspididae
- Reptiles described in 1911
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Snake stubs