Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Colubridae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Rank Genus | |
Similar Hapsidophrys, Rhamnophis, Dipsadoboa, Leptodrymus, Hemerophis | ||
Meizodon is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. There are five species of Meizodon, all of which are poorly known and found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Species list
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Meizodon.
Etymology
The specific name, krameri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Eugen Kramer (1921-2004).
References
Meizodon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA