Biology:Xenocalamus michelli

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Short description: Species of snake

Xenocalamus michelli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Xenocalamus
Species:
X. michelli
Binomial name
Xenocalamus michelli
L. Müller, 1911

Xenocalamus michelli, or Michell's quill-snouted snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, michelli, is in honor of a Captain Michell who collected the holotype.[3]

Geographic range

X. michelli is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]

Reproduction

X. michelli is oviparous.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Müller L (1911). "Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357–360. (Xenocalamaus michelli, new species, pp. 359–360). (in German).

Wikidata ☰ Q3021457 entry