Rhynchocalamus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Species The following species are recognized as being valid. Rhynchocalamus arabicus - Aden kukri snake Rhynchocalamus dayanae - Dayan’s kukri snake Rhynchocalamus hejazicus Licata, Pola, Šmíd, Ibrahim, Liz, Santos, Patkó, Abdulkareem, Gonçalves, AlShammari, Buasis, Egan, Ramalho, Smithson & Brito, 2024 - Hejaz black–collared snake Rhynchocalamus levitoni Torki, 2017 Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus - Palestine kukri snake Rhynchocalamus satunini - Palestine kukri snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rynchocalamus.
In 2024, a species Rhynchocalamus hejazicus was discovered in the Hejaz region. An official placement is pending.
Taxonomy The species formerly known as Rhynchocalamus barani has been assigned to the monotypic genus Muhtarophis as Muhtarophis barani.
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Further reading
Günther A (1864). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Fishes from Palestine". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 488–493. (Rhynchocalamus, new genus, p. 491).