Chilorhinophis gerardi

Chilorhinophis gerardi
Chilorhinophis gerardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Chilorhinophis
Species: C. gerardi
Binomial name
Chilorhinophis gerardi
(Boulenger, 1913)
Synonyms

Chilorhinophis gerardi, or Gerard's black and yellow burrowing snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.[2] It is endemic to Africa, where it is found in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chilorhinophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Chilorhinophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=700182. Retrieved 5 September 2007. 
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1913. Description de deux reptiles nouveaux provenant du Katanga. Revue Zoologique Africaine 3:103-105.


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