Micrelaps
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Micrelaps is a genus of rear-fanged mildly venomous snakes. It is the only genus in the family Micrelapidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East, and there are four species that are recognized as being valid.[2]
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Micrelaps | |
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Micrelaps muelleri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
Family: | Micrelapidae Das et al, 2023 |
Genus: | Micrelaps Boettger, 1880 |
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- Common names: two-headed snakes.