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]
| Xenocalamus michelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Xenocalamus |
| Species: | X. michelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenocalamus michelli L. Müller, 1911
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Etymology edit
The specific name, michelli, is in honor of a Captain Michell who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range edit
X. michelli is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Kusamba, C. (2021). "Xenocalamus michelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176284A126429802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176284A126429802.en.
- ^ "Xenocalamus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Species Xenocalamus michelli at The Reptile Database. Accessed 10 April 2019. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Müller L (1911). "Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357–360. (Xenocalamaus michelli, new species, pp. 359–360). (in German).
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