Dipsadoboa
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| Dipsadoboa aulica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dipsadoboa Günther, 1858 |
Dipsadoboa is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus Dipsadoboa is endemic to Africa.[1]
Species
The following ten species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864)
- Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908)
- Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger, 1901)
- Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & R. Stevens, 1971)
- Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge, 1932)
- Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993
- Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther, 1858
- Dipsadoboa viridis (W. Peters, 1869)
- Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm, 1905)
- Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger, 1897)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsadoboa.
References
- ^ Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Dipsadoboa, p. 98).
- ^ Genus Dipsadoboa at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Günther A (1858). Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Dipsadoboa, new genus, p. 182).
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