Chamaelycus

Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.[2]

Chamaelycus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Lamprophiinae
Genus: Chamaelycus
Boulenger, 1919[1]
Species

Three recognized species, see article.

Species

The following three species are recognized as being valid.[2]

  • Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
  • Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
  • Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake

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

Taxonomy

The species formerly known as Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902), is considered to be a synonym of C. fasciatus.[3]

Etymology

The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.[4]

References
  1. "Chamaelycus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. Genus Chamaelycus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Species Chamaelycus fasciatus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaelycus christyi, p. 54; C. parkeri, p. 200; C. werneri, p. 282).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1919). "Batraciens et reptiles recueillis par le Dr. C. Christy au Congo Belge dans les districts de Stanleyville, Haute-Uelé et Ituri en 1912-1914 ". Revue Zoologique Africaine, Bruxelles 7 (1): 1-29. ("Chamælycus", new genus, p. 22). (in French).



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