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Cryptophis
Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cryptophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.[1]
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Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Cryptophis boschmai (Brongersma & Knaap-van Meeuven, 1964) - Carpentaria whip snake
- Cryptophis incredibilis (Wells & Wellington, 1985) - pink snake
- Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862) - small-eyed snake, eastern small-eyed snake, short-tailed snake
- Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864) - black-striped snake
- Cryptophis pallidiceps (Günther, 1858) - western Carpentaria snake, northern small-eyed snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cryptophis.
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Etymology
The generic name is a combination of the Greek words κρυπτός (concealed, hidden, secret) and ὄφις (snake).
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