Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Rhamphiophis
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Beaked Snakes
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Schnabelnasen-Nattern
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Afrikanske Næbsnoge
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Rhamphiophis Peters (type species: Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters 1854) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 1 (25.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Dipsina multimaculata, Rhamphiophis maradiensis (now considered a synonym of
Rhagerhis moilensis),
Psammophylax acutus, and
P. togoensis.
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Rhamphiophis maradiensis
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Maradi Beaked Snake
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Maradi-Schnabelnasennatter
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Maradi-næbsnog
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1991 | |
Rhamphiophis maradiensis Chirio & Ineich |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Malpolon moilensis
by Trape & Mané (2006).
Treated as a valid species herein, following Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014), Chippaux & Jackson (2019), and the Reptile Database, based on their correspondance with L. Chirio
(viewed January 1st, 2023).
Distribution:
Niger.
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Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
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Western Beaked Snake, Western Brown Beaked Snake, Rufous Beaked Snake, Sharp-nosed Snake
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Westafrikanische Schnabelnasennatter
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Vestlig Brun Næbsnog
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1843 | |
Psammophis oxyrhynchus Reinhardt |
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Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus Boulenger 1896 |
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1929 | |
Rhamphiophis connali Parker (Loveridge 1957) |
Remarks:
Previously included rostratus.
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
South Sudan,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Rhamphiophis rostratus
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Rufous Beaked Snake, Eastern Brown Beaked Snake
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Kastanienbraune Schnabelnasennatter
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Rødbrun Næbsnog
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Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters |
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Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus rostratus Loveridge 1953 |
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1868 | |
Rhagerrhis unguiculata Günther (Broadley 1983) |
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1870 | |
Coelopeltis porrectus Jan (Broadley 1983) |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Kelly, Barker, Villet, Broadley & Branch (2008). Validity confirmed by Vidal, Branch, Pauwels, Hedges, Broadley, Wink, Cruaud, Joger & Nagy (2008).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Chad,
Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus
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Red-spotted Beaked Snake
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Rotgepunktete Schnabelnasennatter
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Rødplettet Næbsnog
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Dipsina rubropunctata Fischer |
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Rhamphiophis rubropunctata Boulenger 1896 |
Remarks:
Reported from Zanzibar (e.g., Loveridge 1957; Chirio & Ineich 1991) and Uganda (e.g., Chirio & Ineich 1991), but presence of the species in these places is regarded as
doubtful, since they were not mentioned in subsequent publications (e.g. Spawls, Beraduccii & Malonza 2014; Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018).
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Tanzania.
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