Meizodon
| Meizodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Meizodon |
| Species | |
|
Five recognized species, see article. | |
Meizodon is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. There are five species of Meizodon, all of which are poorly known and found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
Species list
- Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)
- Meizodon krameri Schätti, 1985
- Meizodon plumbiceps (Boettger, 1893)
- Meizodon regularis Fischer, 1856
- Meizodon semiornatus (W. Peters, 1854)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Meizodon.
Etymology
The specific name, krameri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Eugen Kramer (1921-2004).[3]
References
- ^ "Meizodon ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/colubridae/colubrinae.
- ^ "Meizodon ". 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. (Meizodon krameri, p. 146).
Further reading
- 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 Meizodon, p. 93).
- Fischer JG. 1856. "Neue Schlangen des Hamburgischen Naturhistorischen Museums ". Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften 3 (4): 79-116. (Meizodon, new genus, p. 112). (in German).