Micrelaps bicoloratus STERNFELD, 1908
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Higher Taxa | Lamprophiidae, Colubroidea, 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 [moyeri] |
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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). |
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