Rhynchocalamus

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.