Amplorhinus

Amplorhinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamily: Amplorhininae
Genus: Amplorhinus
A. Smith, 1847
Species:
A. multimaculatus
Binomial name
Amplorhinus multimaculatus
A. Smith, 1847
Synonyms[2]

Amplorhinus multimaculatus, commonly known as the many-spotted snake or the Cape reed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.[2] The species, which is native to southern Africa, is monotypic (only one species in the genus) in the genus Amplorhinus.

  1. ^ Maritz, B.; Marais, J. (2018). "Amplorhinus multimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110133584A115672711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110133584A115672711.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).