Toxicodryas
Toxicodryas is a genus of rear-fanged venomous snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]
| Toxicodryas | |
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| Toxicodryas pulverulenta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Toxicodryas Hallowell, 1857 |
Geographic range
The genus Toxicodryas is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell, 1844)
- Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer, 1856)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Toxicodryas.
References
- Genus Toxicodryas at The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Hallowell E (1857). "Notice of a collection of Reptiles from the Gaboon country, West Africa, recently presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by Dr. Henry A. Ford". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 9: 48–72. (Toxicodryas, new genus, p. 60).
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