Biology:Pseudaspididae
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Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes, containing only two species (each in their own monotypic genus) from sub-Saharan Africa. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[1] However, some authors continue to place them as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae.[2]
The Asian mock vipers in the genus Psammodynastes were previously placed as disjunct members of this family, but more recent studies support them being a significantly older lineage belonging to their own family, Psammodynastidae.[2][3]
Genera
The family contains two species in two genera.[2][3]
- Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
- Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake)
- Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868
- Pythonodipsas carinata Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake)
References
- ↑ "Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". PLOS ONE 14 (5). 2019-05-10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216148. PMID 31075128. Bibcode: 2019PLoSO..1416148Z.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Das, Sunandan; Greenbaum, Eli; Brecko, Jonathan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Ruane, Sara; Pirro, Stacy; Merilä, Juha (2024-04-25). "Phylogenomics of Psammodynastes and Buhoma (Elapoidea: Serpentes), with the description of a new Asian snake family" (in en). Scientific Reports 14 (1): 9489. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-60215-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 38664489. Bibcode: 2024NatSR..14.9489D.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J., eds. "Pseudaspididae". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?taxon=Pseudaspididae&exact%5B0%5D=taxon&submit=search.
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