Xenocalamus mechowii

(Xenocalamus mechowii)

Description

Xenocalamus mechowii, or the elongate quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Lamprophiidae

Genus:Xenocalamus

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