Meizodon

Meizodon is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The genus Meizodon contains five species, all of which are poorly known and are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species list

 * Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837) - western crowned snake
 * Meizodon krameri Schätti, 1985 - Tana Delta smooth snake
 * Meizodon plumbiceps (Boettger, 1893) - black-headed smooth snake
 * Meizodon regularis Fischer, 1856 - eastern crowned smooth snake
 * Meizodon semiornatus (W. Peters, 1854) - semiornate smooth snake, semiornate snake

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

Etymology
The specific name, krameri, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Eugen Kramer (1921-2004).