Chamaelycus
# Chamaelycus

Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.

## Species

The following three species are recognized as being valid.

* Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger, 1919 – Christy's banded snake
* Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) – African banded snake
* Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel, 1934) – Parker's banded snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chamaelycus.

## Taxonomy

The species formerly known as Chamaelycus werneri (Mocquard, 1902), is considered to be a synonym of C. fasciatus.

## Etymology

The specific names, christyi, parkeri, and werneri, are in honor of Drs. Cuthbert Christy, Hampton Wildman Parker, and Franz Werner, respectively.

