Micrelaps
| Micrelaps | |
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| Micrelaps muelleri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
| Family: | Micrelapidae S. Das et al., 2023 |
| Genus: | Micrelaps Boettger, 1880 |
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Micrelaps is a genus of rear-fanged mildly venomous snakes. It is the only genus in the family Micrelapidae. The genus is native to Africa and the Middle East, and there are four species that are recognized as being valid.