Chamaelycus
Encyclopedia
Chamaelycus is a genus
of colubrid
snake
s commonly referred to as banded snakes.
There are four commonly accepted species
in the genus Chamaelycus:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s commonly referred to as banded snakes.
There are four commonly accepted species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the genus Chamaelycus:
- Christy's Banded Snake - Chamaelycus christyi
- African Banded Snake - Chamaelycus fasciatus
- Parker's Banded Snake - Chamaelycus parkeri
- Werner's Banded Snake - Chamaelycus werneri