Bofa erlangeri

Ethiopian Forest Snake (Bofa erlangeri)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Bofa
Species:

Name

Bofa erlangeri (Sternfeld, 1908)

  • Holotype: ZMB 27419.
  • Type locality: “Somaliland”, restricted to “Abera, ca. 6°27’ N 38°26’ E” by Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko (2022: 259).

Combinations

  • Boodon erlangeri Sternfeld, 1908: 92 [original combination]
  • Lamprophis erlangeriBroadley, 1983 [subsequent combination]
  • Bofa erlangeriTiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko, 2022: 241 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: äthiopische Waldschlange
  • English: Ethiopian Forest Snake, Erlanger’s Forest Snake, Bofa
  • русский: эфиопская лесная змея, лесная змея Эрлангера, бофа