Dispholidus

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus:
Species (3):
D. pembae –
D. punctatus –
D. typus
Name
Dispholidus Duvernoy, 1832: 150
- Type species: Dispholidus lalandii Duvernoy, 1832, by monotypy.
Synonyms
- Bucephalus Smith, 1828: 2 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Bucephalus Baer, 1826]
- Type species: Bucephalus typus Smith, 1828, by subsequent designation.
- Dryomedusa Fitzinger, 1843
- Type species: Dendrophis colubrina Schlegel, 1837, by original designation.
References
Primary references
- Smith, A. 1828. Descriptions of new or imperfectly known objects of the animal kingdom, found in the south of Africa. South African Commercial Advertiser 3(144): 2.
- Duvernoy, G.L. 1832. Mémoire sur les caractères tirés de l’anatomie pour distinguer les serpents venimeux des serpents non venimeux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie 26: 113–160.
- Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Dispholidus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 May 2023.
Vernacular names
- Afrikaans: Boomslang
- Deutsch: Afrikanische Baumschlange
- English: Boomslang
- suomi: Boomslang
- Nederlands: Boomslang
- norsk: Boomslange