A genus of small, non-venomous snakes found in Southeast Asia, characterized by their blunt, rounded head shape.
From Greek amblys 'blunt, dull' + kephalē 'head'. A genus name within the family Amblycephalidae, using the same descriptive root.
Within the broader Amblycephalidae family, Amblycephalus is a specific genus—so you've got the family describing blunt-headed snakes, and then the genus 'Amblycephalus' being the actual genus. It's like having 'Smith Family' and then 'John Smith.'
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