Micrelaps bicoloratus
Micrelaps bicoloratus, or the Kenya two-headed snake, is a species of venomous opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] It is endemic to Kenya.[2]
Micrelaps bicoloratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Genus: | Micrelaps |
Species: | M. bicoloratus |
Binomial name | |
Micrelaps bicoloratus Sternfeld, 1908 | |
References
- "Micrelaps". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- Genus Micrelaps at The Reptile Database. Accessed 17 August 2007.
- Sternfeld, R. 1908. Neue und ungenĂ¼gend bekannte afrikanische Schlangen. Sitzber. Ber. Ges. naturf. Freunde Berlin 4:92-95.
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