Rhynchocalamus dayanae

Rhynchocalamus dayanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhynchocalamus
Species:	R. dayanae
Binomial name
	Rhynchocalamus dayanae; Tamar, Šmíd, Göçmen, Meiri, & Carranza, 2016

Last updated July 29, 2025

Rhynchocalamus dayanae, commonly known as Dayan's kukri snake, belongs to the family Colubridae.^[1] The snake is found in Yemen and Oman.^[1] It was named in honor of the Israeli zoologist, Tamar Dayan.^[2]

References

1 2 "Rhynchocalamus dayanae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
↑ Pskhun (2017-11-15). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Rhynchocalamus dayanae • An Integrative Systematic Revision and Biogeography of Rhynchocalamus Snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with A Description of A New Species from Israel". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2025-07-29.

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[ReptileDB-1] 1 2 "Rhynchocalamus dayanae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[2] Pskhun (2017-11-15). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2016] Rhynchocalamus dayanae • An Integrative Systematic Revision and Biogeography of Rhynchocalamus Snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with A Description of A New Species from Israel". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2025-07-29.

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