Hemirhagerrhis Explained

Hemirhagerrhis is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae.

Geographic range

The genus Hemirhagerrhis is endemic to Africa.

Species

The genus Hemirhagerrhis contains four species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii
• Hemirhagerrhis kelleri
• Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
• Hemirhagerrhis viperina
• Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hemirhagerrhis.

Etymology

The specific name, hildebrandtii, is in honor of German botanist Johann Maria Hildebrandt.^[2]

The specific name, kellerii, is in honor of Swiss naturalist Conrad Keller.^[2]

Reproduction

Snakes of the genus Hemirhagerrhis are oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Boettger O (1893). "Übersicht der von Prof. C. Keller anlässlich der Ruspoli'schen Expedition nach den Somaliländern gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 16 (416): 113–119. (Hemirhagerrhis, new genus, p. 119). (in German).
• Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Hemirhagerrhis, p. 119).
• Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus Hemirhagerrhis, pp. 85–86).

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]