Chamaelycus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Subfamily: | Lamprophiinae |
Genus: | Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919[1] |
Species | |
Three recognized species, see article. |
Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.[2]
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chamaelycus.
The species formerly known as Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902), is considered to be a synonym of C. fasciatus.[3]
The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.[4]