Pseudoboa
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Pseudoboa | |
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Pseudoboa neuwiedii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801 |
Pseudoboa is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
Species[edit]
The genus Pseudoboa contains six species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801
- Pseudoboa haasi (Boettger, 1905)
- Pseudoboa martinsi Zaher, Oliveira & Franco, 2008
- Pseudoboa neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Pseudoboa nigra (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Pseudoboa serrana Morato, Moura-Leite, Prudente & Bérnils, 1995
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboa.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Genus Pseudoboa at The Reptile Database.
Further reading[edit]
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Pseudoboa, p. 107).
- Schneider JG (1801). Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Jena: F. Frommann. vi + 374 pp. + Plates I-II. (Pseudoboa, new genus, p. 281). (in Latin, with some French in Addenda).Error: "Q3409620" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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