Pseudaspididae
| Pseudaspididae | |
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| Pseudaspis cana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
| Family: | Pseudaspididae Cope, 1893 |
| Genera | |
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3 genera (see text) | |
Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[1]
They have a disjunct distribution; two species (each in their own monotypic genus) are known from sub-Saharan Africa, while the two Psammodynastes species inhabit Southeast Asia.[2]
Genera
The family contains four species in three genera.[2]
- Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
- Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake)
- Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868
- Pythonodipsas carinata Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake)
- Psammodynastes Günther, 1858
- Psammodynastes pictus Günther, 1858 (painted mock viper, spotted mock viper)
- Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie, 1827) (common mock viper)
References
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- ^ Zaher H, Murphy RW, Arredondo JC, Graboski R, Machado-Filho PR, Mahlow K, et al. (2019-05-10). "Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". PLOS ONE. 14 (5): e0216148. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1416148Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216148. PMC 6512042. PMID 31075128.
- ^ a b Uetz P, Freed P, Hošek J (eds.). "Pseudaspididae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 May 2021.