''Dipsadoboa'' is a

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of snakes in the

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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

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Species

The following 12 species are recognized as being valid. *''

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) *'' Dipsadoboa duchesnii'' (

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, 1901) *'' Dipsadoboa flavida'' ( Broadley & R. Stevens, 1971) *'' Dipsadoboa kageleri'' (Uthmöller, 1939) *''

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 *''

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 *'' Dipsadoboa unicolor'' Günther, 1858 *'' Dipsadoboa viridis'' ( W. Peters, 1869) *'' Dipsadoboa weileri'' ( Lindholm, 1905) *''

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) ''

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

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