Biology:Pseudoboodon

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Pseudoboodon
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Pseudoboodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Lamprophiinae
Genus: Pseudoboodon
Peracca, 1897

Pseudoboodon is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae.[1] The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]

Species

Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Pseudoboodon abyssinicus Mocquard, 1906 – Abyssinian house snake
  • Pseudoboodon boehmei Rasmussen & Largen, 1992
  • Pseudoboodon gascae Peracca, 1897
  • Pseudoboodon lemniscatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
  • Pseudoboodon sandfordorum Spawls, 2004

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboodon.

References

Further reading

  • Peracca MG (1897). "Intorno ad alcuni Ofidii raccolti a Maldi (Eritrea) dal capitano A. Gasca ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (273): 1-3. (Pseudoboodon, new genus, pp. 1–2; P. gascae, new species, pp. 2–3 + one unnumbered figure). (in Italian).


Wikidata ☰ Q3061738 entry