Xenocalamus michelli

Xenocalamus michelli, or Michell's quill-snouted snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, michelli, is in honor of a Captain Michell who collected the holotype.

Geographic range

X. michelli is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Reproduction

X. michelli is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Müller L (1911). "Zwei neue Schlangen aus dem Katangadistrikt, Kongostaat ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 357–360. (Xenocalamaus michelli, new species, pp. 359–360). (in German).