Buhoma

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Buhoma is a genus of snakes in the superfamily Elapoidea. The genus is endemic to Africa.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Buhoma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Elapoidea
Genus: Buhoma
Ziegler, Vences, Glaw, & Böhme, 1997[1]
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It was formerly classified in the family Lamprophiidae, but following the split of that family, the taxonomic placement of Buhoma remains uncertain.[3]

Species

Three species are recognized as being valid.[2]

  • Buhoma depressiceps (F. Werner, 1897)[4][5] – pale-headed forest snake
  • Buhoma procterae (Loveridge, 1922)[6] – Uluguru forest snake
  • Buhoma vauerocegae (Tornier, 1902)[7] – Usambara forest snake

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Buhoma.

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