Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Dipsadinae Rank Genus | |
Similar Phalotris, Black‑tailed blackheads, Xenopholis, Drepanoides, Scaled reptiles | ||
Serpente colubride elapomorphus quinquelineatus
Elapomorphus is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.
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Species
The genus Elapomorphus contains two species.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Elapomorphus.
Etymology
The specific name, wuchereri, is in honor of Portuguese-born German-Brazilian herpetologist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer.
References
Elapomorphus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA