Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Subfamilia: Aparallactinae
Genus: Aparallactus
Species (11): A. capensis – A. guentheri – A. jacksonii – A. lineatus – A. lunulatus – A. modestus – A. moeruensis – A. niger – A. nigriceps – A. turneri – A. werneri

Name

Type species: Aparallactus capensis Smith, 1849, by monotypy.

Synonyms

Type species: Pariaspis plumbeatra Cope, 1860, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

  • Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Honderdpootvreters
English: Centipede-eating Snakes
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