Chamaelycus
| Chamaelycus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Boodontinae |
| Genus: | Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919[1] |
| Species | |
|
4 recognized species, see article. | |
Chamaelycus is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, endemic to Central Africa.[2]
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
- Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
- Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake
- Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902) – Werner's banded snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chamaelycus.
Etymology
The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.[3]
References
- ↑ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
- 1 2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaelycus christyi, p. 54; C. parkeri, p. 200; C. werneri, p. 282).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1919. "Batraciens et reptiles recueillis par le Dr. C. Christy au Congo Belge dans les districts de Stanleyville, Haute-Uelé et Ituri en 1912-1914 ". Revue Zoologique Africaine, Bruxelles 7 (1): 1-29. ("Chamælycus", new genus, p. 22). (in French).
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