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    Species Accepted

    Xenocalamus transvaalensis Methuen, 1919

    Speckled Quill-snouted Snake

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      5 results
      Speckled Quill-snouted Snake English
      Transvaal Quill-snouted Snake English
      Transvaal Quillsnout Snake English
      Трансваальская иглоносая змея Russian
      羽吻蛇 Chinese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Jacobsen, Niels H.G.; Errol W. Pietersen & Darren W. Pietersen. (2010). A preliminary herpetological survey of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary on the San Sebastian Peninsula, Vilankulo, Mozambique. Herpetology Notes 3: 181-193.
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