Summary ¹

Xenocalamus bicolor, or the slender quill-snouted snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa.

Distribution ²

Continent: Africa
Distribution: Angola, W?/S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Namibia, Botswana,  Republic of South Africa (N Cape, W OFS, Transvaal),  Mozambique, N Zimbabwe  bicolor: Namibia, W/C Botswana, Republic of South Africa (N Cape Province, W Orange Free State), N Zimbabwe, C Mozambique  australis: Transvaal (Waterberg District)  lineatus: S Mozambique, NE Transvaal, SE Zimbabwe  machadoi: Angola, W Zaire

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenocalamus_bicolor
2. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14314014

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