Species

Xenopeltis hainanensis

Xenopeltis hainanensis · described by HU & ZHAO 1972

Sunbeam Snake, a close relative of Xenopeltis hainanensis

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

Photo: Marius Burger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Xenopeltis hainanensis
First described
HU & ZHAO 1972
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Xenopeltidae
Genus
Xenopeltis

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

Where it sits on the tree