Scaphiophis | |
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S. albopunctatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Scaphiophis W. Peters, 1870 |
Scaphiophis is a genus of African snakes in the family Colubridae. Common names include hook-nosed snakes [1] and shovel-nosed snakes.
Two species are recognized as being valid. [2]
The specific name, raffreyi, is in honor of French scientific collector Achille Raffray. [1]
Scaphiophis | |
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S. albopunctatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Scaphiophis W. Peters, 1870 |
Scaphiophis is a genus of African snakes in the family Colubridae. Common names include hook-nosed snakes [1] and shovel-nosed snakes.
Two species are recognized as being valid. [2]
The specific name, raffreyi, is in honor of French scientific collector Achille Raffray. [1]