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Dipsadoboa

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Dipsadoboa
Dipsadoboa aulica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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The genus Dipsadoboa is endemic to Africa.[1]

Species

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The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Genus Dipsadoboa at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • 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).