Pseudoboodon
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.
- 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
- 1 2 3 Genus Pseudoboodon at The Reptile Database.
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).