Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 16th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Micrelaps
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Afro-Asian Black-headed Snakes
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Afro-Asiatische Schwarzkopfnattern
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Afro-Asiatiske Sorthovedsnoge
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1880 |  |
Micrelaps Boettger (type species: Micrelaps mülleri Boettger 1880) |
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1888 | |
Elaposchema Mocquard (type species: Elapsoschema vaillanti Mocquard 1888) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
E. Africa, Middle East
Reported from:
Chad,
Ethiopia,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Lebanon,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Syria,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Micrelaps bicoloratus
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Kenya Two-coloured Snake, Kenya Two-headed Snake
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Kenianische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Kenyansk Sorthovedsnog
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1908 | |
Micrelaps bicoloratus Sternfeld |
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2002 | |
Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri Rasmussen |
Remarks:
Wallach (1991) proposed bicoloratus to be a synonym of boettgeri (now a synonym of vaillanti).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Micrelaps muelleri
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Israeli Black-headed Snake, (Mueller's Ground Viper, Müller's Two-headed Snake)
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Israelische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Israelsk Sorthovedsnog
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1880 | |
Micrelaps mülleri Boettger |
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2006 | |
Micrelaps tchernovi Werner, Babocsay, Carmely & Thuna (syn. Jamison & al. 2020) |
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Syria.
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Micrelaps vaillanti
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Somali Black-headed Snake, Desert Black-headed Snake, Guinea-fowl Snake
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Somalische Schwarzkopfnatter
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Somalisk Sorthovedsnog
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1888 | |
Elapsoschema vaillanti Mocquard |
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Calamelaps vaillanti Boettger 1893 |
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Micrelaps vaillanti Boulenger 1896 |
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1896 | |
Micrelaps boettgeri Boulenger (Rasmussen 2002) |
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1908 | |
Rhinocalamus meleagris Sternfeld (Rasmussen 2002) |
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1910 | |
Micrelaps nigriceps Sternfeld (Largen & Rasmussen 1993) |
Other common names:
boettgeri: Desert Black-headed Snake
Distribution:
Chad,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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