Dipsadoboa underwoodi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dipsadoboa
Species: Dipsadoboa underwoodi

Name

Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993: 169

• Holotype: ZSM 162E/1909/1, ♂, collected by K.S. Rhode in 1909.
• Type locality: “Mukonjefarm, Mundame (04°35’N 09°31’E), Cameroon”.

References

Primary references

• Rasmussen, J.B. 1993. A taxonomic review of the Dipsadoboa unicolor complex, including a phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Boiginae). Steenstrupia 19(4): 129–196. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pauwels, O.S.G., Christy, P. & Honorez, A. 2006. Reptiles and National Parks in Gabon, Western Central Africa. Hamadryad 30(1-2): 181–196.

Links

• Penner, J., Luiselli, L., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. & Gonwouo, N.L. 2021. IUCN: Dipsadoboa underwoodi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265276A13265279. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13265276A13265279.en. Accessed on 23 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Underwood's Tree Snake