• Source: Cryptophis

Cryptophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.




Species


The following five species are recognized as being valid.

Cryptophis boschmai (Brongersma & Knaap-van Meeuven, 1964) - Carpentaria whip snake
Cryptophis incredibilis (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862) - small-eyed snake, eastern small-eyed snake, short-tailed snake
Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864) - black-striped snake
Cryptophis pallidiceps (Günther, 1858) - western Carpentaria snake, northern small-eyed snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cryptophis.




Etymology


The generic name is a combination of the Greek words κρυπτός (concealed, hidden, secret) and ὄφις (snake).




References






Further reading


Worrell E (1961). "Herpetological Name Changes". West Australian Naturalist 8: 18–27. (Cryptophis, new genus).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Elapidae
• Cryptophis nigrescens
• Cryptophis
• Snakes of Australia
• Cryptophis incredibilis
• Hydrophiinae
• Cryptophis nigrostriatus
• Cryptophis boschmai
• Cryptophis pallidiceps
• Rhinoplocephalus
• Red-bellied black snake