''Buhoma'' is a

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of snakes in the superfamily

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. The genus is

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. www.reptile-database.org. It was formerly classified in the family

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, but following the split of that family, the taxonomic placement of ''Buhoma'' remains uncertain.

Species

Three

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are recognized as being valid. *'' Buhoma depressiceps'' – pale-headed forest snake *'' Buhoma procterae'' – Uluguru forest snake *'' Buhoma vauerocegae'' (''Geodipsas vauerocegae'', new species, p. 703). (in German). – Usambara forest snake ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Buhoma''.

References

Alethinophidia Snake genera Snakes of Africa Taxa named by Wolfgang Böhme (herpetologist) Taxa named by Frank Glaw Taxa named by Miguel Vences Taxa named by Thomas Ziegler (zoologist) {{Alethinophidia-stub