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Chamaelycus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Similar
  
Pararhadinaea, Compsophis, Gonionotophis

Chamaelycus is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, endemic to Central Africa.

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Species

The following four species are recognized as being valid.

  • Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
  • Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
  • Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake
  • Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902) – Werner's banded snake

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

    Etymology

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

    References

    Chamaelycus Wikipedia
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