Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii
| Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Psammophiidae |
| Genus: | Hemirhagerrhis |
| Species: | H. hildebrandtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii (W. Peters, 1878)
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Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii, commonly known as the Kenyan bark snake, is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae.[1][2] It is indigenous to areas within South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and northeast Tanzania. Type locality is from "Kitui (Ukamba)" [Kenya]. Habitat is partially arboreal.[3]
References
- ^ "Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii". Reptile database. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Harrington, Sean M; de Haan, Jordyn M; Shapiro, Lindsey; Ruane, Sara (27 August 2018). "Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 (1): 61–71. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly097.