Limaformosa
Genus of snakes
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Limaformosa is a genus of snakes, commonly known as file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
| Limaformosa | |
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| Limaformosa capensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamprophiinae |
| Genus: | Limaformosa Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, J.-F. Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum, 2018 |
Etymology
The generic name, Limaformosa, is from Latin lima meaning "file" + formosa meaning "beautifully formed".[1]
Species
There are six recognized species in the genus:[1]
- Limaformosa capensis (A. Smith, 1847) – Cape file snake
- Limaformosa chanleri (Stejneger, 1893) – unicolor file snake
- Limaformosa crossi (Boulenger, 1895) – Crosse's file snake, West African file snake[2]
- Limaformosa guirali (Mocquard, 1887) – Mocquard's file snake
- Limaformosa savorgnani (Mocquard, 1887) – Congo file snake
- Limaformosa vernayi (Bogert, 1940) – Angolan file snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Limaformosa.
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