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Cryptophis

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Cryptophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.[1]

Species

The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cryptophis.

Etymology

The specific name, boschmai, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Genus Cryptophis at The Reptile Database
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinoplocephalus boschmai, p. 32).
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Cryptophis: Brief Summary

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Cryptophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.

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