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Chamaelycus
Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.[2]
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Species
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
- Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
- Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chamaelycus.
Taxonomy
The species formerly known as Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902), is considered to be a synonym of C. fasciatus.[3]
Etymology
The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.[4]
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