Chamaelycus is a genus of , Common name referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is Endemism to Central Africa.[
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Species
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[. www.reptile-database.org.]
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Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
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Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
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Chamaelycus parkeri (Fernand Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chamaelycus.
Taxonomy
The species formerly known as Chamaelycus werneri , is considered to be a synonym of C. fasciatus.[. www.reptile-database.org.]
Etymology
The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.[; ; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ( Chamaelycus christyi, p. 54; C. parkeri, p. 200; C. werneri, p. 282).]
Further reading
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Boulenger GA (1919). " Batraciens et reptiles recueillis par le Dr. C. Christy au Congo Belge dans les districts de Stanleyville, Haute-Uelé et Ituri en 1912-1914 ". Revue Zoologique Africaine, Bruxelles 7 (1): 1-29. (" Chamælycus", new genus, p. 22). (in French language).
