Rhamphiophis
| Rhamphiophis | |
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| Rhamphiophis rostratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Psammophiidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphiophis Peters, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854
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| Species[1] | |
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Rhamphiophis is a genus of snakes of the family Psammophiidae.[2]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1]
- Rhamphiophis maradiensis Chirio & Ineich, 1991
- Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinhardt, 1843)
- Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854
- Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus (Fischer, 1884)
Species formerly placed in this genus include:[1]
- Rhamphiophis acutus (Günther, 1888) – now Psammophylax acutus Günther, 1888
References
- ^ a b c Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 1088–1090. doi:10.1201/b16901. ISBN 9780429173387. OCLC 880492392.
- ^ Genus Rhamphiophis at The Reptile Database.