Species

Rhinophis homolepis

Rhinophis homolepis · described by HEMPRICH 1820

Rhinophis fergusonianus, a close relative of Rhinophis homolepis — 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 homolepis
First described: HEMPRICH 1820
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