Chilorhinophis carpenteri

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Chilorhinophis carpenteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Chilorhinophis
Species:
C. carpenteri
Binomial name
Chilorhinophis carpenteri
(Parker, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Parkerophis carpenteri
    Parker, 1927
  • Chilorhinophis carpenteri
    de Witte & Laurent, 1947
  • Chilorhinophis butleri
    Battersby, 1950

Chilorhinophis carpenteri, or the Liwale two-headed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] The species is native to southeastern Africa.

C. carpenteri is found in Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania.[3]

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