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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Crotaphopeltis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species[edit]
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968
- Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Rasmussen, 1985
- Crotaphopeltis degeni (Boulenger, 1906)
- Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (J.T. Reinhardt, 1843)
- Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)
- Crotaphopeltis tornieri (F. Werner, 1908)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphopeltis.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Genus Crotaphopeltis at The Reptile Database.
Further reading[edit]
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Crotaphopeltis, p. 96).
- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Crotaphopeltis, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).
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