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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 Helophis
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Helophis

Congolese Mud Snake

Kongolesische Schlammnatter

Congolesisk Muddersnog

1922 Pelophis Witte [not Pelophis Fitzinger 1843 (Serpentes)] (type species: Pelophis schoutedeni Witte 1922)
1942 Helophis Witte & Laurent [substitute name for Pelophis Witte 1922]
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Helophis schoutedeni

Congolese Mud Snake, Congolese Sun Snake, (Schouteden's Mud Snake, Schouteden's Sun Snake)

Kongolesische Schlammnatter, (Kongolesische Sonnennatter)

Congolesisk Muddersnog, (Congolesisk Solsnog)

1922 Pelophis schoutedeni Witte
Helophis schoutedeni Witte & Laurent 1942

Distribution: Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa.