Prosymna ambigua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna ambigua
Subspecies: P. a. ambigua – P. a. bocagii – P. a. stuhlmanni

Name

Prosymna ambigua Bocage 1873

Holotype: MBL 610, a 121 mm female (Bayão, 1863), destroyed by fire.

Synonyms

• Prosymna ambiguus Bocage, 1873: 218
• Prosymna vassei Mocquard, 1906
• Prosymna variabilis Werner, 1909
• Stenorhabdium temporale Werner, 1909
• Prosymna meleagris concolor Lönnberg, 1910
• Prosymna transvaalensis Hewitt, 1910
• Prosymna Vassei — Chabanaud, 1917: 225
• Prosymna ambigua brevis Laurent, 1953
• Prosymna ambigua loveridgei Laurent, 1953 [=1954]
• Prosymna ambigua urundiensis Laurent, 1953

References

• 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.
• Chabanaud, P. 1917: Descriptions de trois espéces nouvelles de Reptilies de l'Afrique. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. Paris, 23: 219–225.
• Prosymna ambigua at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: East African Shovelsnout Snake