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Rhamnophis
Sign in to saveRhamnophis is a genus of arboreal venomous snakes, commonly known as dagger-tooth tree snakes or large-eyed tree snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to equatorial sub-Saharan Africa. There are two recognized species.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
窄鱗蛇屬（學名：Rhamnophis）是蛇亞目游蛇科下的一個蛇屬，亦稱匕齒樹蛇或大眼樹蛇，是一種棲息於樹上的蛇類。牠們主要分布於撒哈拉以南非洲。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- CAS, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Gabon, RéPublique Du Congo, RéPublique Centrafricaine, Cameroon, RéPublique DéMocratique Du Congo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Colubrinae
- Image
- Rhamnophis aethiopissa.jpg
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- Rhamnophis
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- topic's main category
- Category:Rhamnophis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Species
- Venom
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Rhamnophis is a genus of arboreal venomous snakes, commonly known as dagger-tooth tree snakes or large-eyed tree snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to equatorial sub-Saharan Africa. There are two recognized species.
==Taxonomy== The status of the genus Rhamnophis has long been subject to debate, and has been treated as a synonym of Thrasops by some authors. Both genera belong to the tribe Dispholidini, and are closely related to the genera Dispholidus, Thelotornis, and Xyelodontophis.
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