| Crotaphopeltis | |
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| Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Crotaphopeltis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
The following six species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphopeltis.
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