Rhynchocalamus
Rhynchocalamus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
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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
- 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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