The following
species are recognized as being valid. •
Rhynchocalamus arabicus - Aden kukri snake •
Rhynchocalamus dayanae - Dayan’s kukri snake •
Rhynchocalamus hejazicus Licata, Pola, Šmíd, Ibrahim, Liz, Santos, Patkó, Abdulkareem, Gonçalves, AlShammari, Buasis, Egan, Ramalho, Smithson & Brito, 2024 - Hejaz black–collared snake •
Rhynchocalamus levitoni Torki, 2017 •
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus - Palestine kukri snake •
Rhynchocalamus satunini - Palestine kukri snake
Nota bene: A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than
Rynchocalamus. In 2024, a species
Rhynchocalamus hejazicus was discovered in the
Hejaz region. An official placement is pending. ==Taxonomy==