Spalerosophis
| Spalerosophis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Spalerosophis Jan, 1865 |
| Species | |
|
6 recognized species, see article. | |
Spalerosophis is a small genus of snakes in the Colubridae family.
Geographic range
Member species are found in a wide range from Southern Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Species
It contains the following species:
- red spotted royal snake, red-spotted diadem snake,Spalerosophis arenarius (Boulenger, 1890)
- Spalerosophis atriceps (Fischer, 1885)
- diadem snake, Spalerosophis diadema (Schlegel, 1837)
- Mograbin diadem snake, Spalerosophis dolichospilus (Werner, 1923)
- Spalerosophis josephscorteccii Lanza, 1964
- Spalerosophis microlepis Jan, 1865[1]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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