Rhynchocalamus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Rhynchocalamus arabicus Schmidt, 1933 - Aden kukri snake
- Rhynchocalamus dayanae Tamar, Šmíd, Göçmen, Meiri & Carranza, 2016 - Dayan’s kukri snake
- Rhynchocalamus levitoni Torki, 2017
- Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862) - Palestine kukri snake
- Rhynchocalamus satunini (Nikolsky, 1899) - Palestine kukri snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rynchocalamus.
In 2024, a species Rhynchocalamus hejazicus was discovered in the Hejaz region. An official placement is pending. [2]
Taxonomy
The species formerly known as Rhynchocalamus barani has been assigned to the monotypic genus Muhtarophis as Muhtarophis barani.
References
Further reading
- Günther A (1864). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Fishes from Palestine". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 488–493. (Rhynchocalamus, new genus, p. 491).