Chamaelycus fasciatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Chamaelycus
Species: Chamaelycus fasciatus

Name

Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.14.29, ♀, Rich's Colletion.
• Type locality: “West Africa”.

Combinations

• Alopecion fasciatum Günther, 1858: 196 [original combination]
• Lycophidium fasciatum — Boulenger, 1893: 342 [subsequent combination]
• Lycophidion fasciatum — Schmidt, 1923: 69 [subsequent combination]
• Oophilositum fasciatum — Parker, 1933: 545 [subsequent combination]
• Chamaelycus fasciatus — Bogert, 1940 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Chamaelycus fasciatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 February 2020.
• Branch, W.R., Penner, J. & Segniagbeto, G. 2021. IUCN: Chamaelycus fasciatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13288920A13288929. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13288920A13288929.en. Accessed on 31 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: African Banded Snake