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

Amplorhinus multimaculatus, also known as the many-spotted snake or Cape reed snake, is a snake in the family Lamprophiidae.[2] It is monotypic in the genus Amplorhinus.

It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Marais, J. 2017. Amplorhinus multimaculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110133584A110347064. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110133584A110347064.en. Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ Amplorhinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ Amplorhinus multimaculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 October 2018.