Pseudoboodon abyssinicus

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: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Pseudoboodon
Species: Pseudoboodon abyssinicus

Name

Pseudoboodon abyssinicus (Mocquard, 1906)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 1905.0188, ♀, collected by M. de Rothchild.
• Type locality: “Akai, en Abyssinie”.

Combinations

• Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard, 1906: 249 [original combination]
• Pseudoboodon abyssinicus — Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko 2022: 246 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mocquard, F., 1906. Description de quelques reptiles et d’un batracien d’espèces nouvelles. Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 12: 247–253. Reference page. 
• Tiutenko, A., Koch, C., Pabijan, M. & Zinenko, O. 2022. Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Boodon erlangeri (Serpentes: Elapoidea: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae). Salamandra 58(4): 235–262. Abstract. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudoboodon abyssinicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Abyssinian Mountain Snake