Biology:Pseudaspididae

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Short description: Family of snakes

Pseudaspididae
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Pseudaspis cana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Elapoidea
Family: Pseudaspididae
Cope, 1893
Genera

3 genera (see text)

Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[1]

They have a disjunct distribution; two species (each in their own monotypic genus) are known from sub-Saharan Africa, while the two Psammodynastes species inhabit Southeast Asia.[2]

Genera

The family contains four species in three genera.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21229317 entry