Species

Microcephalophis gracilis

Microcephalophis gracilis · described by (SHAW 1802)

King Cobra, a close relative of Microcephalophis gracilis — Pictured: King Cobra, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Max Tibby, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Microcephalophis gracilis
First described: (SHAW 1802)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Microcephalophis

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

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