Species

Rhinophis mendisi

Rhinophis mendisi · described by GOWER 2020

Rhinophis fergusonianus, a close relative of Rhinophis mendisi

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 mendisi
First described
GOWER 2020
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