Species

Chamaelycus christyi

Chamaelycus christyi · described by BOULENGER 1919

Alopecion guttatum, a close relative of Chamaelycus christyi

Pictured: Alopecion guttatum, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.; Curtis, Charles M.; Day & Haghe; Ford, G. H.; Great Britain.; Macleay, William Sharp; Smith, Andrew; Stewart and Murray; Wagstaff, Charles Edward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Chamaelycus christyi
First described
BOULENGER 1919
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Chamaelycus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree