Pseudoboodon
Genus of snakes
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Pseudoboodon is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae.[1] The genus is endemic to Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamprophiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoboodon Peracca, 1897 |
Species
Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pseudoboodon abyssinicus Mocquard, 1906 – Abyssinian house snake
- Pseudoboodon boehmei Rasmussen & Largen, 1992
- Pseudoboodon gascae Peracca, 1897
- Pseudoboodon lemniscatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Pseudoboodon sandfordorum Spawls, 2004
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboodon.