Xenocalamus sabiensis
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]
| Xenocalamus sabiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Xenocalamus |
| Species: | X. sabiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocalamus sabiensis Broadley, 1971 | |
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.