Prosymna ambigua bocagii

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: Prosymna ambigua bocagii

Name

Prosymna ambigua bocagii Boulenger, 1897

Type locality: Zongo, Ubangi Rapids, Zaire.

Synonyms

• Prosymna bocagii Boulenger, 1897: 278
• Prosymna ambigua — Schmidt, 1923: 89
• Prosymna ambigua bocagii — Broadley, 1980
• Prosymna ambigua bocagii (inc. sed.) — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 29

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1897: A list of reptiles and batrachians from the Congo Free State, with the description of two new snakes. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 19: 276–281.
• Broadley, D.G. 1980: A Revision of the African snake genus Prosymna Gray (Colubridae). Occ. Pap. natl. Mus. Rhod., 6 (7): 481–556.
• Prosymna ambigua at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Bocag's East African Shovelsnout Snake