Aeluroglena
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''Aeluroglena'' is a genus of snake in the family
Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...
that contains the sole species ''Aeluroglena cucullata''. It is commonly known as the Somali snake. ''Aeluroglena'' is found in
Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
and
Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
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Colubrinae Monotypic snake genera Reptiles described in 1898 Reptiles of Somalia Reptiles of Ethiopia Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Colubrinae-stub