Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Amnesteophis Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Amnesteophis Bahia Black-naped Snake Bahia-Schwarznackennatter Bahia-sortnakkesnog 2011 Amnesteophis Myers (type species: Enicognathus melanauchen Jan 1863) Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Meristic and other data of the world's snakes. Compiled by V. Wallach Key to abbreviations Head drawings of the genus Amnesteophis. Compiled by V. Wallach Amnesteophis melanauchen Bahia Black-naped Snake Bahia-Schwarznackennatter Bahia-sortnakkesnog 1863 Enicognathus melanauchen Jan Rhadinaea melanauchen Boulenger 1894 Liophis melanauchen Amaral 1929 Amnesteophis melanauchen Myers 2011 Remarks: Status previously regarded as uncertain, but validity confirmed by Myers (2011). Distribution: Brazil (Bahia).