Grayia (snake)

Grayia (snake)

Taxobox
name = "Grayia"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Colubridae
genus = "Grayia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 4, see article.

"Grayia" is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes.

Taxonomy

*Caesar's African Water Snake, "Grayia caesar" (Günther, 1863)
*Ornate African Water Snake, "Grayia ornata" (Bocage, 1866)
*Smith's African Water Snake, "Grayia smythii" (Leach, 1818)
*Tholloni's African Water Snake, "Grayia tholloni" (Mocquard, 1897)

References

* [http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/LivingReptiles.html EMBL Reptiles Database]


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