Prosymna ambigua

Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna ambigua
Subspecies (2):
P. a. ambigua –
P. a. bocagii
Name
[edit]Prosymna ambigua Bocage 1873: 218
- Holotype: MBL 610, ♀, collected by Bayão in 1863. [destroyed by fire 18 March 1978]
- Type locality: “Duque de Bragança, Angola, Afrique occidentale”.
Synonyms
[edit]- Prosymna ambigua bocagii Uthmöller, 1937
- Prosymna meleagris concolor Lönnberg, 1910
- Prosymna ambigua brevis Laurent, 1953
- Prosymna ambigua loveridgei Laurent, 1953
- Prosymna ambigua urundiensis Laurent, 1953
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Bocage, J.V.B. 1873. Melanges erpetologiques. II. Sur quelques reptiles et batraciens nouveaux, rares ou peu connus d‘Afrique occidentale. Jorn. Acad. Sci. Lisboa 4: 209–227.
Additional references
[edit]- Chabanaud, P. 1917. Descriptions de trois espéces nouvelles de Reptilies de l'Afrique. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. Paris 23: 219–225.
Links
[edit]- Spawls, S. & Branch, W.R. 2021. IUCN: Prosymna ambigua (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177445A42605483. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177445A42605483.en. Accessed on 18 May 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: East African Shovelsnout Snake