Pseudoboodon is a genus of snakes in the familyLamprophiidae.[1] The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pseudoboodon abyssinicusMocquard, 1906 – Abyssinian house snake
- Pseudoboodon boehmeiRasmussen & Largen, 1992
- Pseudoboodon gascaePeracca, 1897
- Pseudoboodon lemniscatus(A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Pseudoboodon sandfordorumSpawls, 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 Torino12 (273): 1-3. (Pseudoboodon, new genus, pp. 1–2; P. gascae, new species, pp. 2–3 + one unnumbered figure). (in Italian).
Categories:
- Lamprophiidae
- Snake genera