Adult male Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus satunini from Armenia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Colubridae
Genus:
Rhynchocalamus
Species:
R. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Jan, 1862
Synonyms
Homalosoma melanocephalum Jan, 1862
Oligodon melanocephalus — Günther, 1865
Contia satunini Nikolsky, 1899
Oligodon melanocephalus septentrionalis F. Werner, 1905[2][3]
The black-headed ground snake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus), also known as the Palestine kukri snake is a species of small and elegant harmless snake, which is endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. It belongs to the Colubridae family. Two subspecies, Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus melanocephalus and Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus satunini, are currently recognized.
^Amr, Z.S.S.; Egan, D.M.; Nilson, G.; Kumlutaş, Y.; Baha El Din, S.; Sadek, R.; Lymberakis, P.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Werner, Y.L.; Tok, V.; Sevinç, M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Crochet, P.-A.; Kaska, Y.; Avci, A. (2012). "Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T164637A1062839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164637A1062839.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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