Genus: Nubianophis RAGE & WERNER, 1999
Etymology: From Nubia, Wadi Abu Hashim, Sudan, the region in which the fossiliferous locality is situated, and Greek, ophis, "serpent"; a commonly used suffix for snake taxon names.

Species: afaahus RAGE & WERNER, 1999
Etymology: From Al Affa, classical Arabic name for all snakes.

Holotype: Vb-1041

Locality: 200 km northwest of Khartoum, Wadi Abu Hashim, Sudan.

Horizon: Wadi Abu Hashim Member, Wadi Milk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material: 1 mid-trunk vertebra.

Referred material:

Vb-1042-1053: 12 trunk vertebrae.

Vb-1054: Caudal vertebra.

 

= Nubianophis cf. N. afaahus RAGE & WERNER, 1999

Locality: 200 km northwest of Khartoum, Wadi Abu Hashim, Sudan.

Horizon: Wadi Abu Hashim Member, Wadi Milk Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Cenomanian Stage, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: