Black-headed Micrelaps
Micrelaps vaillanti
Potentially dangerous
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
Micrelaps vaillanti, also known commonly as the black-headed micrelaps or the Somali two-headed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Micrelapidae. The species is endemic to Africa. Etymology The specific name, vaillanti, is in honor of French herpetologist Léon Vaillant.
Micrelaps vaillanti est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Lamprophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre dans l'Est du Soudan, dans l'Est de l'Éthiopie, en Somalie, en Ouganda, au Kenya et dans le Nord de la Tanzanie. Description C'est un serpent venimeux.
Micrelaps es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Lamprophiidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por África y Oriente Próximo.
Distribution
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