Prosymna (snake)

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Prosymna is a genus of elapoid snake.[1] It is the only genus in the family Prosymnidae. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Prosymna
Prosymna sundevalli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Elapoidea
Family: Prosymnidae
Kelly, Barker, Villet & Broadley, 2009
Genus: Prosymna
Gray, 1849
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Geographic range

The genus Prosymna is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Species

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Prosymna.

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