Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Colubridae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hapsidophrys, Rhamnophis, Leptodrymus, Hemerophis | ||
Scaphiophis is a genus of African snakes. Common names include hook-nosed snakes and shovel-nosed snakes.
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Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.
Etymology
The specific name, raffreyi, is in honor of French scientific collector Achille Raffray.
References
Scaphiophis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA