''Dipsadoboa'' is a
genus
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of snakes in the
family
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Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is
endemic
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to
Africa
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.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
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Dipsadoboa aulica
''Dipsadoboa aulica'', commonly known as the marbled tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Africa, and is mildly venomous to humans.
Geographic range
''D. aulica'' is found in Eswatini, Malawi, M ...
''
( Günther, 1864)
*''
Dipsadoboa brevirostris''
( Sternfeld, 1908)
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Dipsadoboa duchesnii''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1901)
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Dipsadoboa flavida''
( Broadley & R. Stevens, 1971)
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Dipsadoboa kageleri''
(Uthmöller, 1939)
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Dipsadoboa montisilva
''Dipsadoboa'' is a genus of snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is Endemism, endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Dipsadoboa aulica'' (Al ...
''
Branch, Conradie, & Tolley, 2019
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Dipsadoboa shrevei
''Dipsadoboa'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
*'' Dipsadoboa aulica'' ( Günther, 1864)
*'' Dipsadob ...
''
( Loveridge, 1932)
*''
Dipsadoboa underwoodi''
Rasmussen, 1993
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Dipsadoboa unicolor''
Günther, 1858
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Dipsadoboa viridis''
( W. Peters, 1869)
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Dipsadoboa weileri
''Dipsadoboa'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Dipsadoboa aulica'' ( Günther, 1864)
*'' Dipsadobo ...
''
( Lindholm, 1905)
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Dipsadoboa werneri
''Dipsadoboa'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Dipsadoboa aulica'' ( Günther, 1864)
*'' Dipsadobo ...
''
(Boulenger, 1897)
''
Nota bene
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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Dipsadoboa''.
References
Further reading
*
Günther A (1858). ''Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (''Dipsadoboa'', new genus, p. 182).
Dipsadoboa
''Dipsadoboa'' is a genus of snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus ''Dipsadoboa'' is Endemism, endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Dipsadoboa aulica'' (Al ...
Snake genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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