Micrelaps bicoloratus STERNFELD, 1908
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Micrelaps bicoloratus
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| Higher Taxa | Micrelapidae, Elapoidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | Micrelaps bicoloratus bicoloratus STERNFELD 1908 Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri RASMUSSEN 2002 |
| Common Names | E: Kenya Two-headed Snake |
| Synonym | Micrelaps bicoloratus STERNFELD 1908: 93 Micrelaps bicoloratus — DE WITTE & LAURENT 1947 Micrelaps bicoloratus — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 28 Micrelaps bicoloratus — RASMUSSEN 2002 Micrelaps bicoloratus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 438 Micrelaps bicoloratus — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 458 Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri RASMUSSEN 2002 Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri — WERNER et al. 2006 |
| Distribution | Kenya moyeri: S Kenya, N Tanzania; Type locality: Ol Donyo Sambu, Mt Meru area, Tanzania. Type locality: Kibwezi, Kenya. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMB 20725 Types: ZMUC R631585; Paratypes: (n=3) ZMUC R631586-87, 1 female and 1 male, data as for holotype. ZMUC R631588, a juvenile (possibly female), Ol Donyo Sambu, otherwise data as for holotype [moyeri] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (bicoloratus). Dorsum with a broad, brown band from snout to tip of tail, extending down to the fourth lowest row of dorsals; three lower rows of dorsals and belly whitish. First pair of infralabials usually not in contact behind mental. Posterior pair of chin-shields not in contact. Fifth supralabial usually not in con- tact with parietal (Rasmussen 2002). |
| Comment | Venomous! WALLACH (1991; unpubl. thesis) proposed that M. bicoloratus may be a synonym of M. boettgeri, which has been synonymized with M. vaillanti by RASMUSSEN (2002). |
| Etymology | M. b. moyeri was named for David Moyer of Iringa, Tanzania in recognition of his contribution to the planning and carrying out of numerous field trips for teachers and students from ZMUC. |
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