Xenocalamus michelli
| Xenocalamus michelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Xenocalamus |
| Species: | X. michelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocalamus michelli L. Müller, 1911 | |
Xenocalamus michelli, or Michell's quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[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
- Müller, L. 1911. Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357-360.
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