Species

Rhinophis erangaviraji

Rhinophis erangaviraji · described by WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA, WICKRAMASINGHE & RANWELLA 2009

Rhinophis fergusonianus, a close relative of Rhinophis erangaviraji

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

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Rhinophis erangaviraji
First described
WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA, WICKRAMASINGHE & RANWELLA 2009
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Uropeltidae
Genus
Rhinophis

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

Where it sits on the tree