Prosymna janii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna janii

Name

Prosymna janii Bianconi, 1862: 470

• Holotype: MZUB, ♂.
• Type locality: “Mosambicana [=Mozambique]”; restricted to “Inhambane, Mozambique” by Peters (1882: 106).

References

Primary references

• Bianconi, J.J. 1862. Specimina zoologica Mosambicana. De Reptilibus. Memorie della Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna. Serie 2 1: 469–472.

Additional references

• Broadley, D.G. 1980. A revision of the African snake genus Prosymna Gray (Colubridae). Occasional papers of the National Museums and Monuments. Series B, Natural sciences 6(7): 481–556. Reference page. 

Links

• Verburgt, L., Pietersen, D. & Farooq, H. 2020. IUCN: Prosymna janii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T177447A120594296. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177447A120594296.en. Accessed on 18 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Mozambique Shovel-snout