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Elapomorphus

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Elapomorphus is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.[1]

Species

The genus Elapomorphus contains two species.[1] -

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

Etymology

The specific name, wuchereri, is in honor of Portuguese-born German-Brazilian herpetologist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Genus Elapomorphus 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. (Elapomorphus wuchereri, p. 290).
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Elapomorphus: Brief Summary

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Elapomorphus is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Brazil.

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