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Michell's Quill-snouted Snake
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.
From the article Xenocalamus michelli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
X. michelli is found in Katanga Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, michelli, is in honor of a Captain Michell who collected the holotype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 558959.