Chilorhinophis gerardi

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Chilorhinophis gerardi, commonly known as the Congo two-headed snake, Gerard's black and yellow burrowing snake, and Gerard's two-headed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[3] The species is endemic to Africa.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Chilorhinophis gerardi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Chilorhinophis
Species:
C. gerardi
Binomial name
Chilorhinophis gerardi
(Boulenger, 1913)
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Etymology

The specific name, gerardi, is in honor of Belgian physician and naturalist Pol Gérard (1886-1961) who collected the type specimen.[4]

Geographic range

C. gerardi is found in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. gerardi is savanna, at altitudes up to 920 m (3,020 ft).[1]

Reproduction

C. gerardi is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies of C. gerardi are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi (Boulenger, 1913)
  • Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae Loveridge, 1951

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Chilorhinophis.

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