| Elapomorphus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Elapomorphus Wiegmann in Fitzinger, 1843 |
Elapomorphus is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Brazil. [1]
The genus Elapomorphus contains two species. [1] -
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Elapomorphus.
The specific name, wuchereri, is in honor of Portuguese-born German-Brazilian herpetologist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer. [2]
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Heliobolus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
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Elapomorphus wuchereri, Wucherer's lizard-eating snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The species is found in Brazil.
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