Meizodon
Genus of snakes
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Meizodon is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus Meizodon contains five species, all of which are poorly known and are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
| Meizodon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Meizodon Fischer, 1856[1] |
| Species | |
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Five recognized species, see article. | |
Species list
- Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837) – western crowned snake
- Meizodon krameri Schätti, 1985 – Tana Delta smooth snake
- Meizodon plumbiceps (Boettger, 1893) – black-headed smooth snake
- Meizodon regularis Fischer, 1856 – eastern crowned smooth snake
- Meizodon semiornatus (W. Peters, 1854) – semiornate smooth snake, semiornate snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Meizodon.
Etymology
The specific name, krameri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Eugen Kramer (1921–2004).[3]