Chilorhinophis butleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Chilorhinophis |
Species: | C. butleri |
Binomial name | |
Chilorhinophis butleri F. Werner, 1907 |
Chilorhinophis butleri, or Butler's two-headed snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa and is found in Sudan.
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of English zoologist Arthur Lennox Butler (1873-1939), who was the son of Edward Arthur Butler.