Class Reptilia Scientific name Grayia Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Grayiinae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Gonionotophis, Hapsidophrys, Afronatrix, Etheridgeum |
Etymology
The generic name, Grayia, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Grayia.
The specific name, smythii, is in honor of Norwegian botanist Christen Smith. The specific name, tholloni, is in honor of François-Romain Thollon (1855–1896) who was a French collector of natural history specimens in Africa.
References
Grayia (snake) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA