Boaedon fuliginosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Boaedon
Species: Boaedon fuliginosus

Name

Boaedon fuliginosus Boulenger, 1893

• Lectotype: NHMUK 1884.5.2.16, ♂︎, collected by F. Bohndorff.
• Type locality: “Semmio, C. Africa” (on bottle label as “6°N 26°E”) [= Zemio, Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic; ca. 5°01’ N, 25°08’ E].

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) Volume I. Containing the families Typhlopidæ, Glauconiidæ, Boidæ, Ilysiidæ, Uropeltidæ, Xenopeltidæ, and Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. British Museum (Natural History): London. xiv + 448 pp. BHL.
• Tiutenko, A. & Bates, M. F. 2026. Two centuries of confusion: the status of Boaedon fuliginosus and Boaedon capensis, and the resurrection of Boaedon unicolor (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae: Boaedontini). Salamandra 62(1): 1-26. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Boaedon fuliginosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 February 2020.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Braune Hausschlange
• English: Sooty House Snake