Hemachatus nyangensis Reissig et al., 2023
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Major et al., 2023)
Last record: 1988 (Major et al., 2023)
Distribution
Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe (Major et al., 2023)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: NMZB—9503 (Major et al., 2023)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Major, T., Renk, P., Reissig, J., Paijmans, J. L. A., Morris, E., Hofreiter, M. et al. (2023). Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. PLoS ONE 18(9): e0291432. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291432
Other references:
Broadley, D. G. (1961). The mystery “dwarf cobra” of Inyanga identified at last. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 14: 3-4.
Broadley, D. G. (1962). The herpetofauna of the Inyanga National Park. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17-18: 8-10.
Broadley, D. G. and Blaylock, R. (2013). Snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira.