title: Chamaelycus
text: # 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.
  
  