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Prosymna ambigua

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Prosymna ambigua

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna ambigua
Subspecies (2): P. a. ambigua – P. a. bocagii

Name

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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

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  • 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

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Primary references

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  • 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

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  • Chabanaud, P. 1917. Descriptions de trois espéces nouvelles de Reptilies de l'Afrique. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. Paris 23: 219–225.
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Vernacular names

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  • English: East African Shovelsnout Snake
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