Two-headed Snakes
Micrelaps
Micrelaps is a genus of rear-fanged venomous snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East. There are 4 species that are recognized as being valid.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Müller's Snake
speciesMicrelaps muelleri
Black-headed Micrelaps
speciesMicrelaps vaillanti
Kenya Two-headed Snake
speciesMicrelaps bicoloratus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 116647.