Pseudoboa
| Pseudoboa | |
|---|---|
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| Pseudoboa neuwiedii | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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[]
The genus Pseudoboa contains six species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801
- (Boettger, 1905)
- , & , 2008
- Pseudoboa neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- , , & , 1995
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboa.
References[]
- ^ a b Genus Pseudoboa at The Reptile Database.
Further reading[]
- 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).
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