Species

Craspedocephalus peltopelor

Craspedocephalus peltopelor · described by MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, GANESH, VIJAYAKUMAR, CAMPBELL, MALHOTRA & SHANKER 2021

Craspedocephalus anamallensis, a close relative of Craspedocephalus peltopelor

Pictured: Craspedocephalus anamallensis, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: rajesh rocky, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Craspedocephalus peltopelor
First described
MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, GANESH, VIJAYAKUMAR, CAMPBELL, MALHOTRA & SHANKER 2021
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Craspedocephalus

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

Where it sits on the tree